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2011

Series

Political Science

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

Articles 1 - 5 of 5

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Russian Spring: Putin's Time May Be Up, Nicholas Hayes Dec 2011

Russian Spring: Putin's Time May Be Up, Nicholas Hayes

University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications

No abstract provided.


Putin Sends Russia's Liberals A Message, Nicholas Hayes Oct 2011

Putin Sends Russia's Liberals A Message, Nicholas Hayes

University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications

No abstract provided.


Remembering Bill Holm And A Journey To Iceland, Nicholas Hayes Aug 2011

Remembering Bill Holm And A Journey To Iceland, Nicholas Hayes

University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications

No abstract provided.


What Anders Breivik Has In Common With War Criminals, Nicholas Hayes Jul 2011

What Anders Breivik Has In Common With War Criminals, Nicholas Hayes

University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications

No abstract provided.


Jurisdiction‐Granting: Legislative Capacity And Ideological Distance, Seth W. Greenfest Jan 2011

Jurisdiction‐Granting: Legislative Capacity And Ideological Distance, Seth W. Greenfest

Political Science Faculty Publications

This paper examines the conditions under which Congress passes jurisdiction-granting legislation, legislation that expands the discretion of the federal district courts by designating them as venues in which policy questions are to be heard. This project extends existing research that has demonstrated that Congress manipulates the parameters of jurisdiction by examining the manner in which Congress routinely engages in this activity. I construct and evaluate a comprehensive dataset of laws in which Congress grants jurisdiction to the district courts for the period between 1949 and 2000 with the goal of explaining conditions under which Congress grants jurisdiction Two explanations are …