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In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Supreme Court nominations were driven by presidents, senators, and some legal community elites. Many nominations were quick processes with little Senate deliberation, minimal publicity and almost no public involvement. Today, however,confirmation takes 81 days on average - Justice Antonin Scalia's former seat has already taken much longer to fill - and it is typically a media spectacle. How did the Supreme Court nomination process become so public and so nakedly political? What forces led to the current high-stakes status of theprocess? How could we implement reforms to improve the process?In Supreme Democracy: The End of Elitism in the Supreme Court Nominations, Richard Davis, an eminent scholar of American politics and the courts, traces the history of nominations from the early republic to the present. He examines the component parts of the nomination process one by one: thepresidential nomination stage, the confirmation management process, the role of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the increasing involvement over time of interest groups, the news media, and public opinion.The most dramatic development, however, has been the democratization of politics. Davis delves into the constitutional underpinnings of the nomination process and its traditional form before describing a more democratic process that has emerged in the past half century. He details the struggle overimage-making between supporters and opponents intended to influence the news media and public opinion. Most importantly, he provides a thorough examination of whether or not increasing democracy always produces better governance, and a better Court. Not only an authoritative analysis of the SupremeCourt nomination process from the founding era to the present, Supreme Democracy will be an essential guide to all of the protracted nomination battles yet to come.
| ISBN-13 | 9780190656966 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0190656964 |
| Weight | 1.16 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.30 x 1.10 x 6.30 In |
| List Price | $36.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 272 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Published On | 2017-07-05 |
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