The Supreme Court's involvement in many hot political and personal conflicts makes crucial an understanding of its internal workings and evolution. This book gives students a firm historical and institutional base upon which to evaluate contemporary Supreme Court decisions and the impact of those decisions on the lives of ordinary citizens. INDICE: What is Nature and Power of the Supreme Court in American Life? - The Politics and Process of Judicial Selection: What is the Role of Politics in the Selection of Justices to the U.S Supreme Court? - Agenda Setting in the Supreme Court - Politics of Decision Making on the Merits - Assessing the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions - Supreme Court Justices in the American Mind -
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-7240-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 09/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés