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100 1 _aSteigerwalt, Amy,
_d1976-
245 1 0 _aBattle over the bench
_h[electronic resource] :
_bsenators, interest groups, and lower court confirmations /
_cAmy Steigerwalt.
260 _aCharlottesville :
_bUniversity of Virginia Press,
_c2010.
300 _axii, 257 p. :
_bill.
490 1 _aConstitutionalism and democracy
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction : the changing tone of lower federal court confirmations -- What makes a nomination run into trouble? : Senators, Interest Groups, and the four tracks to confirmation -- Death to nominees : senatorial courtesy and the ability to "kill" judicial confirmations -- "Herding cats" : holds and private political fights -- Interest groups and judicial confirmation : a view from the Senate -- Interest groups and the decision to object : sending confirmations down the public partisan track -- Whither nominees? : the fate of nominations sent down the public partisan track -- Conclusion : what the future holds for lower court nominations and the Senate confirmation process -- Appendix A. : Data collection methodology -- Appendix B. : Variable descriptions and measurements for Tobit Regressions -- Appendix C. : Circuit Court nominations opposed by interest groups, 99th-109th Congresses (1985-2006).
533 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aJudges
_xSelection and appointment
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPolitical questions and judicial power
_zUnited States.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
710 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aConstitutionalism and democracy.
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