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Author Gibson, James L., 1951-

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

Imprint Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.

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Description xiv, 178 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Alito, Samuel A., 1950-
United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States.
Public opinion -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Caldeira, Gregory A.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780691139876 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691139873 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691139883
0691139881

 
    
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