First Amendment Religious Liberties Supreme Court Decisions and Public Opinion, 1947-2013

Cook, Tracy L.

ISBN 10: 1593327501 / ISBN 13: 9781593327507

Published by Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc, 2014

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Text clean and tight; no dust jacket; Law and Society; 8.60 X 5.90 X 0.90 inches; 236 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Amendment Religious Liberties Supreme Court Decisions and Public Opinion, 1947-2013
• Publisher: Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593327501
• ISBN 13: 9781593327507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued

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Synopsis

Cook analyzes the relationship between Supreme Court decisions and public opinion concerning First Amendment religious liberties. Overall, the Court has issued opinions consistent with public opinion in a majority of its decisions dealing with the First Amendment's religion clauses, with a level of congruence of almost seventy percent when a clear public opinion expression is present. She also provides a new perspective for understanding the long and contentious debate about prayer in public school by identifying an area of agreement between the Court and public opinion that has not received much attention.

About the Author

Tracy L. Cook has taught American Government at Central Texas College since 2003, and has served as Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral since 2012. She received her Ph.D. in Church-State Studies from Baylor University in 2012.