Constitutional powers and politics : how citizens think about authority and institutional change /

Constitutional powers and politics : how citizens think about authority and institutional change / Eileen Braman.

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"This book considers institutions such as the Supreme Court to learn how citizens' expectations of political gains and losses can shape their feelings about strategies and measures involving constitutional change"--

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Braman, Eileen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Series:Constitutionalism and democracy.
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
Federal government > United States.
Legislative bodies > United States.
Constitutional law > United States.
Election law > United States.
Constitutional amendments > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Constitutional amendments
Constitutional law
Election law
Federal government
Legislative bodies
Political questions and judicial power
United States
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptualizing and studying perceptions of appropriate government authority and support for institutional change
  • Exploring how people think about government action
  • Assessing the credibility of constitutional experts
  • Examining justifications for citizens' evaluations of legislative action on gun control and immigration
  • Valuing institutions : the United States Supreme Court
  • Electoral expectations and support for constitutional change
  • Institutional prospects : exploring support for changes to the United States Supreme Court.

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