Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court

by Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Bryan W. Marshall, Brett W. Curry, et al.

Book Overview

There are three general models of Supreme Court decision making: the legal model, the attitudinal model and the strategic model. But each is somewhat incomplete. This book advances an integrated model of Supreme Court decision making that incorporates variables from each of the three models. In examining the modern Supreme Court, since Brown v. Board of Education, the book argues that decisions are a function of the sincere preferences of the justices,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052171771X
• ISBN13: 9780521717717
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"