Scoring points : politicians, activists, and the lower Federal Court appointment process /
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| Author / Creator: | Scherer, Nancy. |
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| Imprint: | Stanford University Press Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2005. |
| Description: | x, 272 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5622159 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why Has the Lower Federal Court Appointment Process Become So Politicized?
- Part 1. Judicial Selection in Historical Perspective
- 1. The Theory of Elite Mobilization
- 2. From Patronage to Policy
- Part 2. Elite Mobilization Strategies for the Modern Political Era
- 3. The Role of Political Ideology in the Lower Court Nomination Process
- 4. Affirmative Action and Judicial Selection
- 5. Political Activists Turn Their Attention to the Confirmation Phase of the Appointment Process
- 6. The Rise of Senate Obstructionism in the Judicial Confirmation Process
- 7. Lower Court Judicial Selection as a Campaign Issue
- 8. The Impact of Divided Government on the Lower Court Appointment Process
- 9. Conclusion
- Appendix A. Explanation and Coding of Variables: Labor Models
- Appendix B. Explanation and Coding of Variables: Search and Seizure Models
- Appendix C. Explanation and Coding of Variables: Race Discrimination Models
- Appendix D. Explanation and Coding of Variables: States' Rights Models
- Appendix E. Explanation and Coding of Variables: Abortion Rights Data Set
- List of Cases
- Notes
- References