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Journal Link 1.1: Green, R. T. (2002). Common law, equity, and American public administration. The American Review of Public Administration, 32(3), 263-294.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Greeen (2002) provides arguments against the claims of simplicity and common sense in common law, whom does he see as the problem for not only common law but every type of legal system?
2. What are the five basic features of common-law development that Green (2002) highlights?
3. What are the limitations of forms?

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Journal Link 1.2: Kassow, B., Songer, D. R., & Fix, M. P. (2012). The influence of precedent on state supreme courts. Political Research Quarterly, 65(2), 372-384.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What is main research question proposed by Kassow, Songer, and Fix (2012)?
2. What are some of the problems with characterizing state court decisions as simply liberal or conservative?
3. What was significant about studys findings?

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Journal Link 1.3: 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.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What are the differences in the attitudinal and legal models?
2. What was the different interpretation of the studys results?
3. What is the answer to the question in the title proposed by Pacelle, Marshall, and Curry (2007)?