Edition |
5th new and rev. ed. |
Description |
xiii, 439 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-438) and indexes. |
Contents |
Introductory reflections. Of criteria, evaluations, and judgments -- The Nixon era. A turbulent case study -- How they get there. Appointing Supreme Court justices -- Why they get there. Qualifications and rationalizations -- The first forty years. From George Washington to John Quincy Adams, 1789-1829 -- The next forty years. From Andrew Jackson to Andrew Johnson, 1829-1869 -- The balance of the nineteenth century. From Ulysses S. Grant to William McKinley, 1869-1901 -- Into the twentieth century. From Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Hoover, 1901-1933 -- The court alters course. FDR and Truman, 1933-1953 -- The Warren Court. From Ike to LBJ, 1953-1969 -- The Burger Court. From Nixon to Reagan, 1969-1986 -- The Rehnquist Court. Reagan, Bush I, Clinton and Bush II, 1986-2005 -- The Roberts Court, Bush II (in part) -- Appendix A: Rating Supreme Court justices -- Appendix B: Rating presidents -- Appendix C: Statistical data on Supreme Court justices -- Bibliography. General works -- Works about or by individual justices -- Photo acknowledgments -- Index of cases -- Index of names. |
Summary |
Explains how United States presidents select justices for the Supreme Court, evaluates the performance of each justice, and examines the influence of politics on their selection. |
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United States. Supreme Court -- History.
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United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
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United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees.
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USA Supreme Court.
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United States. Supreme Court. (OCoLC)fst00529481
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Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States.
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Executive power -- United States.
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Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
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Judges -- United States.
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Richter.
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Ernennung.
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United States.
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Executive power. (OCoLC)fst00917857
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Judges -- Selection and appointment.
(OCoLC)fst00984544
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Political questions and judicial power. (OCoLC)fst01069674
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Title |
History of the U.S. Supreme Court appointments from Washington to Bush II |
Other Form: |
Online version: Abraham, Henry Julian, 1921- Justices, presidents, and senators. 5th new and rev. ed. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2008 (OCoLC)622128888 |
ISBN |
0742558940 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780742558946 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780742558953 |
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0742558959 |
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