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Author Wrightsman, Lawrence S

Title The Psychology of the Supreme Court
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (329 pages)
Series American Psychology-Law Society series
American Psychology-Law Society series.
Contents Series Foreword; Contents; 1 The Supreme Court: The Least Understood Branch; 2 The Selective Nature of Supreme Court Justices; 3 Steps in the Decision-Making Process; 4 Day to Day in the Life of the Court; 5 A Psychological Analysis of Decision Formation; 6 The Rational Choice Model in Judicial Decision-Making; 7 The Bush v. Gore Decision; 8 How Individual Justices Affect Decisions; 9 The Chief Justice: More Influential Than Other Justices?; 10 Can the Court's Decisions Be Predicted?; 11 Evaluating the Process; References; Index
Summary Examining the psychology of Supreme Court decision-making, this book seeks to understand almost all aspects of the Supreme Court's functioning from a psychological perspective. It addresses many factors of influence, including the background of the justices, how they are nominated and appointed, the role of their law clerks, and more
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-298) and index
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Subject United States. Supreme Court.
SUBJECT United States. Supreme Court fast
Subject Judicial process -- United States -- Psychological aspects
Conduct of court proceedings -- United States -- Psychological aspects
Political questions and judicial power -- United States
Judicial process -- Psychological aspects
Political questions and judicial power
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780198041757
0198041756