PSC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I Leadership Pursuit II Dealing with Opposition Strategy III Third Way to Get Leverage Using Personal Support IV Fourth Way to Get Leverage Treat Successful Elections as Mandates V Americans and the Courts Outline of Current Lecture I Effects of Reality Courts II Supreme Court Nominations Current Lecture I Effect of Reality TV Legal Courts A Late 1990s survey 2 in 5 Americans said shows like these helped inform them about the legal system B Pros and Cons of learning about the law from TV 1 Pro i Build trust and confidence in legal system 2 Con i False advertising about what the judiciary looks like how complicated cases might be a TV judiciary is much more diverse than the real judiciary 3 CSI Effect i At its peak CSI had around 30 million viewers in the U S ii Judges notes increased juror knowledge standards for making a case iii Citizens expect investigators to use sophisticated methods have perfect evidence These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute iv Reality Falls short 4 Should we allow TV cameras in the courtroom i Invasion of privacy of both the accuser and the accused ii Can make it difficult for jurors to be impartial 5 Why do we care i Legitimacy ii We want people to comply with laws rulings iii If we don t know how courts work will we accept them as legitimate iv If we think courts are biased will be accept them as legitimate II Supreme Court Nominations A June 27 1992 1 Supreme Court issues surprising 5 4 decision in Planned Parenthood v Casey 2 Result Roe v Wade upheld abortion remains a right 3 Why the surprise 2 Reagan nominees voted to uphold Roe 4 Nominating Supreme Court Justices an important and difficult presidential duty B Nominating Justices 1 A way for presidents to leave a lasting legacy 2 The dilemma selecting a nominee that can be confirmed 3 The fear high profile rejection leaves its mark 4 Tension between focusing on the legacy and the here and now 5 Bork an example of considering the legacy 6 When he failed Anthony Kennedy an example of considering the here and now i Decided to uphold Roe vs Wade C What qualifications should we want from someone who serves on the Supreme Court 1 All modern justices have law degrees 2 No criminal record 3 Virtually all today have judicial experience many from federal courts of appeals
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