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Informationen zum Autor Henry J. Abraham! one of the country's most respected scholars of the U.S. Supreme Court! is James Hart Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs! Emeritus! at the University of Virginia and the author of numerous works. He lives in Charlottesville! Virginia. Klappentext Provides the history of the 110 members of the U.S. Supreme. This book addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court! how their nominations were received! and whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public. Zusammenfassung Provides the history of the 110 members of the U.S. Supreme. This book addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court! how their nominations were received! and whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 1. Introductory Reflections: Of Criteria! Evaluations! and Judgements Chapter 2 2. The Nixon Era: A Turbulent Case Study Chapter 3 3. How They Get There: Appointing Supreme Court Justices Chapter 4 4. Why They Get There: Qualifications and Rationalizations Chapter 5 5. The First Forty Years: From George Washington to John Quincy Adams! 1789-1829 Chapter 6 6. The Next Forty Years: From Andrew Jackson to Andrew Johnson! 1829-1869 Chapter 7 7. The Balance of the Nineteenth Century: From Ulysses S. Grant to William McKinley! 1869-1901 Chapter 8 8. Into the Twentieth Century: From Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Hoover! 1901-1933 Chapter 9 9. The Court Alters Course: FDR and Truman! 1933-1953 Chapter 10 10. The Warren Court: From Ike to LBJ! 1953-1969 Chapter 11 11. The Burger Court: From Nixon to Reagan! 1969-1986 Chapter 12 12. The Rehnquist Court: Reagan! Bush I! and Clinton! 1986-2005 Chapter 13 13. The Roberts Court: 2005- Chapter 14 14. Epilogue Chapter 15 Appendix A: Rating Supreme Court Justices Chapter 16 Appendix B: Rating Presidents Chapter 17 Appendix C: Statistical Data on Supreme Court Justices ...