The psychology of the Supreme Court
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Published: |
Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
Publication Dates: | 2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
American Psychology-Law Society series |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 312 p.: ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
019530604X 9780195306040 |
Index Number: | D971 |
CLC: | D971.262 |
Call Number: | D971.262/W954 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-298) and index. The Supreme Court: The Least Understood Branch -- The Selective Nature of Supreme Court Justices -- Steps in the Decision-Making Process -- Day to Day in the Life of the Court -- A Psychological Analysis of Decision Formation -- The Rational-Choice Model in Judicial Decision Making -- The Bush v. Gore Decision -- How Individual Justices Affect Decisions -- The Chief Justice: More Influential than Other Justices? -- Can the Courts Decisions Be Predicted? -- Evaluating the Process. |