Examining the Importance of Pre-Instruction Political Knowledge Assessments in Introductory American Government Courses
In: APSA 2012 Teaching & Learning Conference Paper
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In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of the Western Political Science Association and other associations, Band 64, Heft 4
ISSN: 1938-274X
The authors explore whether the federal courts act as countermajoritarian institutions by investigating the influence of public mood on decision making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals from 1961 to 2002. The results indicate that public opinion affects courts of appeals decision making indirectly through judicial replacements and institutional constrains from Congress, but the authors fail to uncover evidence that courts of appeals judges respond directly to changes in public opinion. They conclude that, absent membership turnover in the circuit or in Congress, the courts of appeals are not responsive to the will of the public. Adapted from the source document.
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of Western Political Science Association, Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Southern California Political Science Association, Northern California Political Science Association, Band 64, Heft 4, S. 736-749
ISSN: 1065-9129
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 73, Heft 1, S. 31-45
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 73, Heft 1, S. 31-44
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of the Western Political Science Association and other associations, Band 64, Heft 4, S. 736-748
ISSN: 1938-274X
The authors explore whether the federal courts act as countermajoritarian institutions by investigating the influence of public mood on decision making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals from 1961 to 2002. The results indicate that public opinion affects courts of appeals decision making indirectly through judicial replacements and institutional constrains from Congress, but the authors fail to uncover evidence that courts of appeals judges respond directly to changes in public opinion. They conclude that, absent membership turnover in the circuit or in Congress, the courts of appeals are not responsive to the will of the public.