POSC 130g Lecture 7: POSC130- lectures 7-8
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Applying concepts to the battle over abortion (if time) Putting the pieces together: the constrained court view. The ccv and dcv are a series of arguments about the role of law and courts in politics and public policy, which date back to the ratification. The dcv suggests that the courts are very active and effective in making change and thus. Each view encompasses a set of arguments about doctrinal, institutional and cultural limits on the law. The ccv suggests the courts are limited in their ability to make a difference and thus (cid:498)constrained(cid:499) (cid:498)dynamic(cid:499) > interactive game: people in politics don"t think of all the branches as separate < > they think of an opportunity structure victories + losses give leverage in other branches. People begin asserting different interpretations + courts have to mediate these. Politics = distribution of goods and services. Broad standing rules + lots of lawyers. Politics = the construction of issues and policy alternatives.
