Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court Pacelle Jr Curry Marshall Hardback

Decision Making by the Modern Supreme CourtAuthor(s): Richard L. Pacelle, Jr, Brett W. Curry, Bryan W. Marshall\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521888974, 978-0521888974\nSynopsis\nThere are three general models of Supreme Court decision making: the legal model, the attitudinal model and the strategic model. But each is somewhat incomplete. This book advances an integrated model of Supreme Court decision making that incorporates variables from each of the three models. In examining the modern Supreme Court, since Brown v. Board of Education, the book argues that decisions are a function of the sincere preferences of the justices, the nature of precedent, and the development of the particular issue, as well as separation of powers and the potential constraints posed by the president and Congress. To test this model, the authors examine all full, signed civil liberties and economic cases decisio.