02007nam a22004214a 4500 ebr10421694 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 081222s2009 njua sb 001 0 eng 2008055155 GBA947518 bnb 015181291 Uk 9780691139876 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691139873 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780691139883 0691139881 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)670429817 n-us--- KF8776 .G53 2009eb 347.73/14092 22 Gibson, James L., 1951- Citizens, courts, and confirmations [electronic resource] : positivity theory and the judgments of the American people / James L. Gibson and Gregory A. Caldeira. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009. xiv, 178 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174) and index. Introduction : the public and supreme court nominations -- Knowing about courts -- The popular legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court -- Institutional loyalty, positivity bias, and the Alito nomination -- A dynamic test of the positivity bias hypothesis -- Concluding thoughts, theory, and policy. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Alito, Samuel A., 1950- United States. Supreme Court Officials and employees Selection and appointment. Judges Selection and appointment United States. Public opinion United States. Electronic books. local Caldeira, Gregory A. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10421694 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 236227 236227