03726nam 22006614a 450 991079177980332120230721012802.097866128209531-282-82095-81-4008-3060-510.1515/9781400830602(CKB)2560000000060998(EBL)664612(OCoLC)670429817(SSID)ssj0000414100(PQKBManifestationID)11286079(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414100(PQKBWorkID)10393661(PQKB)10543281(MiAaPQ)EBC664612(MdBmJHUP)muse36598(DE-B1597)446641(OCoLC)979741900(DE-B1597)9781400830602(Au-PeEL)EBL664612(CaPaEBR)ebr10421694(CaONFJC)MIL282095(EXLCZ)99256000000006099820081222d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCitizens, courts, and confirmations[electronic resource] positivity theory and the judgments of the American people /James L. Gibson and Gregory A. CaldeiraCourse BookPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc20091 online resource (195 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-13987-3 0-691-13988-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174) and index.Introduction : the public and supreme court nominations -- Knowing about courts -- The popular legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court -- Institutional loyalty, positivity bias, and the Alito nomination -- A dynamic test of the positivity bias hypothesis -- Concluding thoughts, theory, and policy.In recent years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. In these heated confirmation fights, candidates' legal and political philosophies have been subject to intense scrutiny and debate. Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations examines one such fight--over the nomination of Samuel Alito--to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy. Drawing on a nationally representative survey, James Gibson and Gregory Caldeira use the Alito confirmation fight as a window into public attitudes about the nation's highest court. They find that Americans know far more about the Supreme Court than many realize, that the Court enjoys a great deal of legitimacy among the American people, that attitudes toward the Court as an institution generally do not suffer from partisan or ideological polarization, and that public knowledge enhances the legitimacy accorded the Court. Yet the authors demonstrate that partisan and ideological infighting that treats the Court as just another political institution undermines the considerable public support the institution currently enjoys, and that politicized confirmation battles pose a grave threat to the basic legitimacy of the Supreme Court.JudgesSelection and appointmentUnited StatesPublic opinionUnited StatesJudgesSelection and appointmentPublic opinion347.73/14092Gibson James L.1951-822500Caldeira Gregory A1486604MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791779803321Citizens, courts, and confirmations3706156UNINA