Baum The Supreme Court

14. Fourteenth Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5443-9012-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, EPUB

In 
The Supreme Court, Lawrence Baum provides a brief yet comprehensive introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court, one that is balanced and illuminating. In successive chapters, the book examines each major aspect of the Court: the selection, backgrounds, and departures of justices; the creation of the Court's agenda; the decision-making process and the factors that shape the Court's decisions; the substance of the Court's policies; and the Court's impact on government and American society. Describing the Court's personalities and procedures, and delving deeply to explain the actions of the Court and the behavior of justices, Baum shows students the Court's complexity and reach. Tables and figures, plus a lively photo program, make this one of the most engaging books available. It is simply the standard.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baum, Lawrence A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Preface

About the Author

CHAPTER 1. The Court

A Perspective on the Court

The Court in the Judicial System

The Court as an Institution

What the Justices Do

Historical Developments

CHAPTER 2. The Justices

The Selection of Justices

Who Is Selected

Leaving the Court

Conclusion

CHAPTER 3. The Cases

Reaching the Court: Litigants, Attorneys, and Interest Groups

Deciding What to Hear: The Court’s Role

Conclusion

CHAPTER 4. Decision Making

Components of the Court’s Decision

The Decision-Making Process

Influences on Decisions: Introduction

The State of the Law

Justices’ Values

Group Interaction

The Court’s Environment

Conclusion

CHAPTER 5. Policy Outputs

Areas of Activity: What the Court Addresses

The Court’s Activism

The Content of Policy

Explaining the Court’s Policies

Conclusion

CHAPTER 6. The Court’s Impact

Outcomes for the Litigants

Implementation of Supreme Court Policies

Responses by Legislatures and Chief Executives

Impact on Society

Conclusion: The Court, Public Policy, and Society

Glossary of Legal Terms

Selected Bibliography

Sources on the Web

Case Index

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Baum, Lawrence A.

Lawrence Baum is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Ohio State University. He did his undergraduate work at San Francisco State College and his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. His teaching and research focus on courts in the United States, with a special interest in the Supreme Court. He is author of Ideology in the Supreme Court (2017), Specializing the Courts (2011), and Judges and Their Audiences (2006) and co-author of Battle Over the Court (2017). He has also published articles on a range of subjects in political science and law journals. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association and the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and University Distinguished Scholar Award from Ohio State University.