Introduction -- Viewing the Supreme Court as a representative institution -- Measuring the Supreme Court's representative role -- The norm of representation -- The justices' representative role -- Representing group opinions -- Representation, public opinion, and the modern court.
Summary:
"Comparing over 500 Supreme Court decisions with timely nationwide poll questions, Thomas R. Marshall shows that most Supreme Court decisions agree with poll majorities or pluralities across time and across issues and often represent Americans' views to the same degree as federal policymakers"-- Provided by publisher.
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