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Strategic selection : presidential nomination of Supreme Court Justices from Herbert Hoover through George W. Bush / Christine L. Nemacheck.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nemacheck, Christine L.
Series:
Constitutionalism and democracy
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment--History.
United States.
United States. Supreme Court.
Judges--Selection and appointment--United States--History.
Judges.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Political questions and judicial power.
Judges--Selection and appointment.
History.
Executive power--United States.
Executive power.
Physical Description:
xi, 187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
Contents:
An overview of the Supreme Court nomination process
Uncertainty and strategic action as a theoretical framework
Presidents' short lists
Selective listening : congressional endorsements and compiling the short list
The scope of the debate : advising the president
Strategic selection : the final choice
Implications of strategic selection.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-180) and index.
ISBN:
0813926149
9780813926148
OCLC:
70335194

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