The least dangerous branch revisited: New evidence on Supreme Court responsiveness to public preferences

Journal of Politics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1018-1035

  McGuire, Kevin T ^a   Stimson, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 8744285838     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2004.00288.x     Document Type: Review

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