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Autore |
Steigerwalt Amy <1976-> |
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Battle over the bench [[electronic resource] ] : senators, interest groups, and lower court confirmations / / Amy Steigerwalt |
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2010 |
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1-280-48995-2 |
9786613585189 |
0-8139-2998-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Collana |
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Constitutionalism and democracy |
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Disciplina |
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Judges - Selection and appointment - United States |
Political questions and judicial power - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : the changing tone of lower federal court confirmations -- What makes a nomination run into trouble? : Senators, Interest Groups, and the four tracks to confirmation -- Death to nominees : senatorial courtesy and the ability to "kill" judicial confirmations -- "Herding cats" : holds and private political fights -- Interest groups and judicial confirmation : a view from the Senate -- Interest groups and the decision to object : sending confirmations down the public partisan track -- Whither nominees? : the fate of nominations sent down the public partisan track -- Conclusion : what the future holds for lower court nominations and the Senate confirmation process -- Appendix A. : Data collection methodology -- Appendix B. : Variable descriptions and measurements for Tobit Regressions -- Appendix C. : Circuit Court nominations opposed by interest groups, 99th-109th Congresses (1985-2006). |
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