Campaigns and the Court

The U.S. Supreme Court in Presidential Elections

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Donald Grier Stephenson, Jr.

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Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century

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Over two centuries of American history the Supreme Court has often become a significant issue in presidential elections, with voters acutely aware that the dominance of one party at the polls may translate into the party's dominance on the nation's highest court. Should Americans presume that votes at the ballot box will have an effect on votes at the Supreme Court on what our constitution means? The author explores the periods when the Court has been an issue in elections - and when it has not - investigating ten elections in which the Court was clearly an issue and looking also at the election of 1992, in which it could have become a major issue but did not. Drawing from four areas of political history - party evolution, presidential campaigns, as well as judicial and constitutional development -Stephenson presents a sophisticated inquiry into the relationship of the Supreme Court to the electoral process and considers whether this recurring phenomenon is a beneficial feature of democratic politics -or one that ought to be met with concern.

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Donald Grier Stephenson Jr. is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Government at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is author, coauthor, or editor of many books, including the textbooksAmerican Constitutional Law and American Government.

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April 1st, 1999

Author

Donald Grier Stephenson, Jr.

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Professional & Vocational

Pages

352

Series

Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century

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152x228x19

ISBN-13

9780231100359

Product ID

6913322

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