Showing papers on "Plurality opinion published in 1987"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined shifts in pre-and post-decision public opinions polls and found that the average pre-to-postdecision poll shift is virtually zero.
Abstract: Evidence for the Supreme Court's legitimacy-conferring role is measured by examining shifts in pre- and postdecision public opinions polls. A study of 18 poll shifts since the 1930s indicates that the average pre- to postdecision poll shift is virtually zero. Under limited circumstances, however, larger poll shifts toward the Court's position do occur, especially when the Court makes liberal, activist decisions and when a time-lag variable is allowed for.
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