Ideological consistency and attitudinal conf lict: A comparative analysis of the U.S. and canadian supreme courts

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 763-792

  Wetstein, Matthew E ^a   Ostberg, C L ^b   Songer, Donald R ^c   Johnson, Susan W ^d  

^a San Joaquin Delta College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative law; Factor analysis; Judicial ideology; Supreme Court

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449139564     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414008329897     Document Type: Article

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