For years many citizens have complained that our national government is fettered by legions of inefficient and unaccountable lawyers. These critics might be right about the numbers - there are nearly
What influences decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court? For decades social scientists focused on the ideology of individual justices. Supreme Court Decision Making moves beyond this focus by exploring ho
The 22 essays in this collection were originally presentations given during the conference on Civility and Democracy in America held in Spokane, Washington in March 2011. They address the complicated
This collection of twelve articles on politics in the state of Washington presents a discussion of the unique characteristics of electoral and constitutional policies in the state and explores the eff
