Chapter 9

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Pacelle, R. L. Jr., Marshall, B. W., & Curry, B. W. (2007). Keepers of the covenant or platonic guardians? Decision making on the U.S. Supreme Court. American Politics Research, 35(5), 694-725.

1. How does the decision making of Supreme Court justice and of the Supreme Court differ according to the authors?
2. What is the integrative model developed to explain Supreme Court decision making?
3. What did the authors use as variables to test their research problem?

Gastil, J., Burkhalter, S., & Black, L. W. (2007). Do juries deliberate? A study of deliberation, individual difference, and group member satisfaction at a municipal courthouse. Small Group Research, 38(3), 337-359.

1. How do the authors define deliberation?
2. What theory and methods do the authors use to examine jury deliberations?
3. What are the results of this study?

Kassow, B., Songer, D. R., & Fix, M. P. (2012). The influence of precedent on state supreme courts. Political Research Quarterly, 65(2), 372-384.

1. What is the difference between studying policy making versus studying decision making?
2. What data is collected by the authors?
3. What do the authors control for in their analysis and why?