Pathways to the Us Supreme Court - From the Arena to the Monastery

Informationen zum Autor Garrison Nelson Klappentext Pathways to the U.S. Supreme Court is a quantitative-historical recapitulation of the routes taken to the US Supreme Court by the 112 Justices who were confirmed by the Senate and served! and the 28 others whose candidacies for confirmation were defeated! withdrawn! or declined. Zusammenfassung Pathways to the U.S. Supreme Court is a quantitative-historical recapitulation of the routes taken to the US Supreme Court by the 112 Justices who were confirmed by the Senate and served! and the 28 others whose candidacies for confirmation were defeated! withdrawn! or declined. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Wither the Supreme Court 1. Building Supreme Courts 2. The Arena and the Monastery: Four Career Paths to the Supreme Court 3. Court Paths and Confirmation Patterns 4. From Consensus to Conflict! 1937-2010 5. How Courts Change 6. Presidential Court Changers Conclusion: Stormy Weather Ahead

Product details

• Authors: G Nelson, G. Nelson, Garrison Nelson
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2013
• EAN: 9781137336026
• ISBN: 978-1-137-33602-6
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Politikwissenschaft, Amerika, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Courts, Legal Reference / Law Profession, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Judicial Branch