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Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process
Richard Davis
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Description for Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process
Hardcover. Discusses the increasing role of interest groups, the press, and the public, whose role is not prescribed in the Constitution in the selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices and how it affects the process. The author first examines the history and nature of the process, then he looks at the role and impact of other players. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
The nomination and confirmation of Supreme Court justices has, in recent years, become a battleground like no other. Bruising Senate confirmation hearings for failed nominee Robert Bork and successful nominee Clarence Thomas left the reputation of all branches of government in disarray and the participants--and the nation--exhausted. The Senate's Constitutional prerogative to provide advice and consent to the President's nominations to the highest court in the land has given rise to political grandstanding and ideological battles. Less well known is how other players--interest groups, the news media, and, through their involvement, the general public--also affect the conduct ... Read more
The nomination and confirmation of Supreme Court justices has, in recent years, become a battleground like no other. Bruising Senate confirmation hearings for failed nominee Robert Bork and successful nominee Clarence Thomas left the reputation of all branches of government in disarray and the participants--and the nation--exhausted. The Senate's Constitutional prerogative to provide advice and consent to the President's nominations to the highest court in the land has given rise to political grandstanding and ideological battles. Less well known is how other players--interest groups, the news media, and, through their involvement, the general public--also affect the conduct ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP USA
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195181098
SKU
KEX0227644
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About Richard Davis
Richard Davis is Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He is the author of The Web of Politics: The Internet's Impact on the American Political System (Oxford, 1999), The Press and American Politics, 3rd edition (Prentice Hall, 1994), and Politics and the Media (Prentice Hall, 1994). He is co-author of New Media and American Politics (Oxford, 1998), with ... Read more
Reviews for Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process
Electing Justice offers a useful and accessible tour of the current confirmation process, ultimately leading to a series of recommendations to fix perceived problems.... Davis also includes the suggestion that Supreme Court justices be elected, which is sure to be controversial. This volume would be an ideal choice for an advanced undergraduate course on judicial politics and perhaps as a ... Read more