The Federal Courts,9781568025919

The Federal Courts

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9781568025919
ISBN10: 1568025912
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-04-01
Publisher(s): Cq Pr
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Author Biography

Robert A. Carp is professor of political science at the University of Houston Ronald Stidham is professor of political science criminal instice at Appalachian State University

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures
ix
Preface xi
History and Organization of the Federal Judicial System
1(40)
The Historical Context
3(1)
The U.S. Supreme Court
4(12)
The U. S. Courts of Appeals
16(8)
U. S. District Courts
24(5)
Constitutional Courts and Legislative Courts
29(2)
Administrative and Staff Support in the Federal Judiciary
31(4)
Federal Court Workload
35(2)
Summary
37(4)
Jurisdiction and Policy-Making Boundaries
41(27)
Federal Courts
42(4)
Jurisdiction and Policy Making of State Courts
46(3)
Jurisdiction and Legislative Politics
49(1)
Judicial Self-Restraint
50(15)
Summary
65(3)
Federal Judges
68(54)
Background Characteristics of Federal Judges
69(9)
Formal and Informal Qualifications of Federal Judges
78(5)
The Federal Selection Process and Its Participants
83(9)
Policy Links among the Citizenry, the President, and the Federal Judiciary
92(15)
The Judicial Socialization Process
107(4)
The Retirement and Removal of Judges
111(5)
Summary
116(6)
Decision Making by Trial Court Judges
122(46)
The Legal Subculture
124(7)
The Democratic Subculture
131(30)
Summary
161(7)
Decision Making in Collegial Courts
168(31)
Cue Theory
169(3)
Small-Group Analysis
172(17)
Attitude Theory
189(3)
Rational Choice Theory
192(1)
Summary
193(6)
Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies
199(28)
The Impact of Higher-Court Decisions on Lower Courts
200(7)
Congressional Influences on the Implementation Process
207(3)
Executive Branch Influences on the Implementation Process
210(3)
Other Implementers
213(2)
The Impact of Judicial Policies
215(7)
Summary
222(5)
Policy Making by American Judges: A Synthesis
227(13)
The Nature of the Case or Issue
228(3)
The Values and Orientations of the Judges
231(3)
The Nature of the Judicial Decision-Making Process
234(3)
The Impact of Extraneous Influences
237(3)
Glossary 240(5)
Subject Index 245(12)
Case Index 257

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