The effects of information on the accuracy of presidential assessments of supreme court nominee preferences

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-160

  Szmer, John ^a   Songer, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 18944402863     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290505800114     Document Type: Review

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