What defines a president? Is it policymaking? A good relationship
with the American people? Or is it legacy? Most would argue that
legacy imprints a president in the American consciousness. A
president's federal judicial appointees may be his or her most
lasting political legacy. Because federal judges serve for life,
their legal policymaking endures long after a president's term in
office is over. Presidents who care about serving their mandate,
who desire to maximize their policy agenda, and who wish to
influence the nation's constitutional fabric appoint as many
federal judges as possible. This new volume in the Presidential
Briefings series shows how the president's appointment power has
expanded beyond its bare constitutional outlines. In exercising
their constitutional powers while paying heed to political
opportunities, presidents and the Senate have together created our
modern judicial appointment politics. Presidents consider a host of
demographic and ideological factors, candidate qualities, and
electoral politics. Nancy Maveety examines the dynamics of
screening and choosing judicial nominees and analyses the
institutional calculus in securing their confirmation in the face
of senatorial obstruction. Maveety shows how a president can adapt
to particular circumstances and provides an outline for
synergistically staffing the federal judiciary, thus securing a
legacy for all time.
General
| Imprint: |
AldineTransaction
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Presidential Briefings Series |
| Release date: |
February 2016 |
| Authors: |
Nancy Maveety
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
132 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4128-6274-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4128-6274-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781412862745 |
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