Citizens, courts, and confirmations : positivity theory and the judgments of the American people / James L. Gibson and Gregory A. Caldeira.

By:

Gibson, James L, 1951-

Contributor(s):

Caldeira, Gregory A

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400830602
1400830605
9786612820953
6612820950

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Citizens, courts, and confirmations.DDC classification:

347.73/14092 22

LOC classification:

KF8776 .G53 2009eb

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Contents:

Introduction : the public and supreme court nominations -- Knowing about courts -- The popular legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court -- Institutional loyalty, positivity bias, and the Alito nomination -- A dynamic test of the positivity bias hypothesis -- Concluding thoughts, theory, and policy.

Summary: In recent years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. In these heated confirmation fights, candidates' legal and political philosophies have been subject to intense scrutiny and debate. Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations examines one such fight--over the nomination of Samuel Alito--to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy. Drawing on a nationally representative survey, James Gibson and Gregory Caldeira use.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index.

In recent years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. In these heated confirmation fights, candidates' legal and political philosophies have been subject to intense scrutiny and debate. Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations examines one such fight--over the nomination of Samuel Alito--to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy. Drawing on a nationally representative survey, James Gibson and Gregory Caldeira use.