{"product_id":"decision-making-by-the-modern-supreme-court-paperback-9780521717717","title":"Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court (Paperback) 9780521717717","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDecision Making by the Modern Supreme Court\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book advances an integrated model of Supreme Court decision making that incorporates variables from the models of Supreme Court decision making.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard L. Pacelle, Jr (Author), Brett W. Curry (Author), Bryan W. Marshall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521717717, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  11 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The authors' rich knowledge of events surrounding the cases that are included in the study makes Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court an interesting and broadly accessible book that is a welcome addition to the literature on judicial behavior.' Eileen Braman, Indiana University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThere 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, the nature of precedent, and the development of the particular issue, as well as separation of powers and the potential constraints posed by the president and Congress. To test this model, the authors examine all full, signed civil liberties and economic cases decisions in the 1953–2000 period. Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court argues, and the results confirm, that judicial decision making is more nuanced than the attitudinal or legal models have argued in the past.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The Supreme Court: the nation's balance wheel\u003cbr\u003e 2. Heuristic models of judicial decision making\u003cbr\u003e 3. Building an integrated model of decision making\u003cbr\u003e 4. Decision making on the modern Supreme Court: examining the influences\u003cbr\u003e 5. Building a new legacy: constitutional civil liberties and civil rights\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sharing the protection of minorities: statutory civil rights and individual liberties\u003cbr\u003e 7. Avoiding another self-inflicted wound: constitutional economic cases\u003cbr\u003e 8. Policing the boundaries: statutory economic issues\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion: decision making on the modern Supreme Court.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judicial powers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judicial powers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judicial%20powers%20%5BLNAA1%5D%22\"\u003eLNAA1\u003c\/a\u003e], Law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20%5BL%5D%22\"\u003eL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46252007194904,"sku":"9780521717717","price":23.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521717717i.jpg?v=1691928125","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/decision-making-by-the-modern-supreme-court-paperback-9780521717717","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}