Paul M. Collins

Before Supreme Court nominees are allowed to take their place on the High Court, they must face a moment of democratic reckoning by appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Despite the potential this holds for public input into the direction of legal change, the hearings are routinely derided as nothing but empty rituals and political grandstanding. In this book, Paul M. Collins and Lori A. Ringhand present a contrarian view that uses both empirical data and stories culled from more than seventy years of transcripts to demonstrate that the hearings are a democratic forum for the discussion and ratification of constitutional change. As such, they are one of the ways in which 'We the People' take ownership of the Constitution by examining the core constitutional values of those permitted to interpret it on our behalf.

Before Supreme Court nominees are allowed to take their place on the High Court, they must face a moment of democratic reckoning by appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Despite the potential this holds for public input into the direction of legal change, the hearings are routinely derided as nothing but empty rituals and political grandstanding. In this book, Paul M. Collins and Lori A. Ringhand present a contrarian view that uses both empirical data and stories culled from more than seventy years of transcripts to demonstrate that the hearings are a democratic forum for the discussion and ratification of constitutional change. As such, they are one of the ways in which 'We the People' take ownership of the Constitution by examining the core constitutional values of those permitted to interpret it on our behalf.

An investigation of how understandings of theosis in the Christian Tradition have related to understandings of divine nature in terms of koinonia.

`In this clearly written and informative book, Paul Collins dispels two myths that surround the notion of deification: that it is the property of Eastern Orthodox Christians and that it is inherently

Anglican priest Collins (theology, U. of Chichester, England) explains the Christian doctrine of the Triune God, established at Nicea in 381 AD. He discusses main areas of concern for those seeking cr

When presidents take positions on pending Supreme Court cases or criticize the Court's decisions, they are susceptible to being attacked for acting as bullies and violating the norm of judicial independence. Why then do presidents target Supreme Court decisions in their public appeals? In this book, Paul M. Collins, Jr and Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha argue that presidents discuss the Court's decisions to demonstrate their responsiveness to important matters of public policy and to steer the implementation of the Court's decisions. Using data from Washington to Trump, they show that, far from being bullies, presidents discuss cases to promote their re-election, policy goals, and historical legacies, while attempting to affect the impact of Court decisions on the bureaucracy, Congress, the media, and the public.

When presidents take positions on pending Supreme Court cases or criticize the Court's decisions, they are susceptible to being attacked for acting as bullies and violating the norm of judicial independence. Why then do presidents target Supreme Court decisions in their public appeals? In this book, Paul M. Collins, Jr and Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha argue that presidents discuss the Court's decisions to demonstrate their responsiveness to important matters of public policy and to steer the implementation of the Court's decisions. Using data from Washington to Trump, they show that, far from being bullies, presidents discuss cases to promote their re-election, policy goals, and historical legacies, while attempting to affect the impact of Court decisions on the bureaucracy, Congress, the media, and the public.

The U.S. Supreme Court is a public policy battleground in which organized interests attempt to etch their economic, legal, and political preferences into law through the filing of amicus curiae ("frie

An assessment of a key term in contemporary ecclesiology by representatives of all major Christian denominations.>

A collection of essays and assessments in which scholars from a variety of denominational, geographical and ecclesiological backgrounds attempt to discern the significance of the 2006 document Nature

The term "denomination" is now widely used to describe a Christian community or church. But what is a 'denomination'? In this highly creative collection of essays, representatives of all major Christi

This co-authored volume is the outcome of an ecumenical speaking and listening that has involved a continuing conversation between four theologians over a period of more than two years. The scholars

Deification penetrates all spheres of human existence, and can be seen as an answer to most pending ultimate questions. It is essentially practical in its manifestation and uplifting in its content, b

全球知名英文學習書出版社Collins授權出版 本書完全符合2023年7月開始實施的托福考試新制 Collins《絕對攻略托福系列》 幫助考生克服備考時會遇到的所有難點， 完整拆解聽力、口說各類題型的應考技巧！ 短期突破托福100+必備！ 本書特色 1. 專業托福教師團隊編寫 Collins《絕對攻略托福系列》是專為準備TOEFL iBT所設計的教材，本系列教材自2012年出版以來受到考生好評。本書的作者群是編寫托福教材經驗豐富的教師團隊，團隊深入研究考試內容，並因應托福考試規則變化而更新教材。 2. 完全依據考試題型設計 本書詳細拆解托福各類題型的結構，幫助考生快速掌握考試方向，並針對考生備考時遇到的困難提供多種解題技巧及練習。 托福聽力題型概述 主旨題（Main idea）→理解講述內容的主旨 細節題（Detail）→詢問課堂╱對話中出現的資訊 目的題（Purpose）→詢問整個對話的目的 推論題（Inference）→根據課堂╱對話中的資訊導出結論 句子功能題（Function）→為什麼題目中特別提到某件事？ 態度題（Attitude）→詢問說話者的觀點 結構題（Organization）→詢問講述內容的組織方式，是比較事物不同？敘述事物利弊？還是描述因果關係？ 信息關聯題（Connecting content）→利用課堂╱對話資訊來完成表格 托福口說題型概述 選擇題（Paired Choice）→在兩個選擇之間表達偏好 校園事務題（Campus Matters）→概述短文大意以及學生對校園事務的意見 學術閱讀和講座題（Academic Reading and Lecture）→整合閱讀和講座中的資訊 學術摘要題（Academic Summary）→概述講座的重點 3. 由淺入深的多元題目練習 針對托福設計一套循序漸進的試題練習，讓考生預先熟悉托福的實際測驗方式，並且廣泛接觸各主題的學術英文內容。 本書的題型練習步驟如下： 題型範例→預先熟悉考試中可能會看到的問題類型、段落文章和回答。 題型練習→熟悉考試時做筆記的方式，題目皆會附上中譯及答案解析。 綜合演練→該章節的題型綜合練習，這裡的答案解析不依照選項順序，讀者需要自己判斷各選項為何正確或錯誤？並且找出該選項所對應的解析為何。 實戰演練→提供幾題仿真測驗 模擬試題→提供一回模擬試

全球知名英文學習書出版社Collins授權出版 本書完全符合2023年7月開始實施的托福考試新制 Collins《絕對攻略托福系列》 幫助考生克服備考時會遇到的所有難點， 完整拆解閱讀、寫作各類題型的應考技巧！ 短期突破托福100+必備！ 本書特色 1. 專業托福教師團隊編寫 Collins《絕對攻略托福系列》是專為準備TOEFL iBT所設計的教材，本系列教材自2012年出版以來受到考生好評。本書的作者群是編寫托福教材經驗豐富的教師團隊，團隊深入研究考試內容，並因應托福考試規則變化而更新教材。 2. 完全依據考試題型設計 本書詳細拆解托福各類題型的結構，幫助考生快速掌握考試方向，並針對考生備考時遇到的困難提供多種解題技巧及練習。 托福閱讀題型概述 細節題（Detail）→根據文章中呈現的事件資訊提供答案 指涉題（Referent）→判斷一個單字或詞組指的是什麼 挑錯題（Negative Fact）→根據文章辨識出錯誤的選項 功能題（Function）→作者所使用的修辭策略 推論題（Inference）→根據文章中呈現的資訊做出結論 詞彙題（Vocabulary）→選出一個詞彙定義 句子摘要╱簡化題（Sentence Summary / Simplification）→選出最能概括文章中醒目句子的答案 段落╱文章摘要題（Passage / Prose Summary）→選出三個最能概括文章主旨的選項 文句插入題（Insert A Sentence / Text）→要求你把句子放在段落中最適合的位置 托福寫作題型概述 整合題（Academic Reading / Lecture Synthesis Essay）→整合文章和課堂中的資訊 學術討論題（Academic Discussion Task）→針對課堂討論來敘述和支持某個觀點 3. 由淺入深的多元題目練習 針對托福設計一套循序漸進的試題練習，讓考生預先熟悉托福的實際測驗方式，並且廣泛接觸各主題的學術英文內容。 本書的題型練習步驟如下： 題型範例→預先熟悉考試中可能會看到的問題類型、段落文章和回答。 題型練習→熟悉考試時做筆記的方式，題目皆會附上中譯及答案解析。 綜合演練→該章節的題型綜合練習，這裡的答案解析不依照選項順序，讀者需自行判斷各選項為何正確或錯誤，並且找出該選項的解析為何。 實戰演

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