| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Neither force, nor will -- When courts command: -- Defining judicial power ; Competing theories of Supreme Court power ; Forming a new theory of Supreme Court power -- Judging the court: -- The problem of strategic court action ; Evaluating Supreme Court power ; Summary of hypotheses -- Popular vertical issues: The Religious Freedom Restoration Act ; The Pentagon Papers case ; Summary: Popular vertical issues -- Unpopular vertical issues: -- Abortion ; Flag desecration ; Obscenity ; The exclusionary rule ; Miranda warnings ; Warrantless eavesdropping ; The right to counsel ; Capital punishment ; Free press in the courtroom ; Sovereign immunity ; The Gun-Free School Zones Act ; Summary: Unpopular vertical issues -- Popular lateral issues: -- Reapportionment ; Majority-minority congressional districts ; The legislative veto ; Public aid to religious schools ; Affirmative action in college admissions ; Student religious publications at public universities ; Minimum wage for state employees ; Bush v. Gore ; Summary: Popular lateral issues -- Unpopular lateral issues: -- School desegregation ; School prayer ; Censorship in public education ; Minority set-aside programs ; Congressional exclusion ; The Brady Bill ; Summary: Unpopular lateral issues -- Neither the sword nor the purse, but the keys: -- Persistent puzzles -- The Supreme Court as a mechanism for social change ; Judicial review in the American political system -- Appendix I. Case selection -- Appendix II. Survey information and citations -- Appendix III. Supporting data for figures -- Appendix IV. Statistical analysis on the effects of the Pico ruling -- Appendix V. Behavior conformity calculations -- Appendix VI. Statistical analysis of behavior conformity -- Appendix VII. The effects of unanimity on behavior conformity |
| Summary |
"This book offers a comprehensive theory of Supreme Court power, identifying conditions under which the Court is successful at altering the behavior of state and private actors. Matthew E.K. Hall depicts the Court as a powerful institution, capable of exerting significant influence over social change"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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United States. Supreme Court -- History
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United States. Supreme Court fast |
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Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History -- Sources
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Judgments -- United States -- History
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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LAW -- Government -- Federal.
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Constitutional history
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Judgments
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Political questions and judicial power
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Social conditions
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United States -- Social conditions -- Sources
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511933677 |
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0511933673 |
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051192593X |
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9780511925931 |
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9780511933943 |
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0511933940 |
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