American public opinion and the modern Supreme Court, 1930-2020 : a representative institution / Thomas R. Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Thomas R., 1949- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court--Public opinion.

United States.

United States. Supreme Court.

Judicial process--United States--Public opinion.

Judicial process.

Political questions and judicial power--United States--Public opinion.

Political questions and judicial power.

Judicial process--Public opinion.

Political questions and judicial power--Public opinion.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

xi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]

Summary:

"Comparing over 500 Supreme Court decisions with timely nationwide poll questions, Thomas R. Marshall shows that most Supreme Court decisions agree with poll majorities or pluralities across time and across issues and often represent Americans' views to the same degree as federal policymakers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Viewing the Supreme Court as a Representative Institution

2. Measuring the Supreme Court's Representative Role

3. The Norm of Representation

4. The Justices' Representative Role

5. Representing Group Opinions

6. Representation, Public Opinion, and the Modern Court.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Marshall, Thomas R., 1949- American public opinion and the modern supreme court, 1930-2020

ISBN:

9781793623300

1793623309

OCLC:

1295214118