SAGE Journal Articles

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Journal Link 8.1: Collins, T. & Moyer, L. (2007). Gender, race, and intersectionality on the federal appellate bench. Political Research Quarterly, 61, 219-227.

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. What are the two models of social attributes effects on behavior and how are they different?
  2. Why are black women the focus of this article?
  3. What were Collins and Moyers’s (2007) conclusions about minority women? Be specific.

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Journal Link 8.2: Lee, S. (2005). The scales of justice: Balancing neutrality and efficiency in plea-bargaining encounters. Discourse & Society, 16, 33-54.

Questions that apply to this article: 

  1. Do you feel judges should refrain from involvement in plea bargains? Provide reasoning for your opinion.
  2. What are some of the benefits of judicial involvement in pleas bargaining highlighted by Lee (2005)?
  3. How does the Supreme Court evaluate plea bargaining?

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Journal Link 8.3: Giles, M. W., Hettinger, V. A., Peppers, T. (2001). Picking federal judges: A note on policy and partisan selection agendas. Political Research Quarterly, 54(3), 623-641.

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. What are the differences in the policy agenda model of selection and the partisan agenda model of selection?
  2. What is senatorial courtesy?
  3. How frequent was senatorial courtesy present in Giles, Hettinger, and Peppers’ (2001) study?