Civil rights policymaking in the United States : an institutional perspective /
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Author / Creator: | Romero, Francine Sanders. |
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Imprint: | Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002. |
Description: | xiv, 149 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Civil rights -- United States -- History. Civil rights -- United States -- Public opinion -- History. Public opinion -- United States -- History. Civil rights. Civil rights -- Public opinion. Public opinion. United States. History. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4564539 |
Table of Contents:
- Tables and Figure
- Preface
- 1. Determinants of Civil Rights Policy: The Role of Institutional Structure and Majority Opinion
- 2. The Complexities of Public Opinion on Civil Rights Policies: Roots and Targets of Opposition
- 3. Congress's Modern Civil Rights Record
- 4. Legislative Action and the Majoritarian Link
- 5. Addressing the Remaining Congressional Puzzles
- 6. The Supreme Court's Modern Civil Rights Record
- 7. Supreme Court Decision Making and the Missing Majoritarian Link
- 8. Determinants of Civil Rights Policymaking: The Founders' Predictions and Beyond
- Appendix I. Congressional Data
- Appendix II. Supreme Court Data
- Appendix III. Democratic Party Platforms, Selected Statements (1960-1996)
- References
- Index