"An appeal to the people": Public opinion and congressional support for the supreme court

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 939-956

  Ura, Joseph Daniel ^a   Wohlfarth, Patrick C ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650952493     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000459     Document Type: Article

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