Solved by verified expert:I want you to develop 5-10 hypothesis (dependent variable : liberal or conservative) for Antonin ScaliaExamples of good hypotheses for Justice Clark :Justice Clark will vote more conservatively in cases involving unionsJustice Clark will vote more liberally in cases involving economic activityJustice Clark will vote more conservatively in cases involving the rights of individuals and groups involved in subversive activitiesJustice Clark will vote more liberally in cases involving race and civil rightsJustice Clark will be more likely to join cases written by Chief Justice WarrenI attached the examples file some helpful information
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PSC 370 American Judicial Politics
Justice Tom Clark
Thomas Campbell Clark or Tom C. Clark
Born
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September 23, 1899
Dallas, TX
Father
• William H. Clark
• Lawyer
• Youngest Elected President of Texas Bar Association
Military Service
• Volunteered for Army Infantry in World War I, but denied because of low weight
• Served in Texas National Guard
Education
• Attended University of Texas at Austin for B.A. and J.D.
Private Practice
• Joined his family’s law practice
• Corporate law
• Lobbyist for Texas Petroleum Council
Public Office
• Civil District Attorney for Dallas, TX
Justice Department
• Special Assistant to Attorney General
o Antitrust Division
§ Price fixing in lumber industry
o Assisted in Japanese Internment Policy on West Coast
§ Interacted with Earl Warren
• Chief of Antitrust Division
• Chief of Criminal Division
• Assisted Truman’s Senate Committee to investigate war profiteering and fraud
• Attorney General under President Truman
o Personally argued government’s antitrust cases at SCOTUS
o Strong supporter of federal civil rights protections for black Americans
o Investigated subservice groups (communists)
Supreme Court Nomination
• Appointed August 19, 1949 by Harry S. Truman
• Sworn in August 24, 1949
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PSC 370 American Judicial Politics
Justice Tom Clark
Hypotheses for Justice Tom Clark’s Judicial Behavior
Theory: a general statement about how the world works that specifies a causal mechanism
Hypothesis: derived from theory; makes a specific prediction that can be empirically tested
Characteristics of a good hypothesis:
• Theoretically grounded and based on literature
• Specifies the relationship between two (or more) variables
o Predicts one (or more) causal factors will produce a single effect
• Makes a testable comparison using empirical data
Examples of good hypotheses for Justice Clark:
• Justice Clark will vote more conservatively in cases involving unions
• Justice Clark will vote more liberally in cases involving economic activity
• Justice Clark will vote more conservatively in cases involving the rights of individuals
and groups involved in subversive activities
• Justice Clark will vote more liberally in cases involving race and civil rights
• Justice Clark will be more likely to join cases written by Chief Justice Warren
Connecting hypotheses and data:
• Unions
o issueArea == 7
• Economic Activity
o issueArea == 8
• Individual/Group Subversive Activities
o issue == 20080; 30010-30130; 30150
• Race and Civil Rights
o issue == 20010-20060
• Warren as Opinion Writer
o majOpinWriter == 90
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What is liberal/conservative in judicial decision making?
http://scdb.wustl.edu/documentation.php?var=decisionDirection
1. In the context of issues pertaining to criminal procedure, civil rights, First Amendment,
due process, privacy, and attorneys, liberal (2)=
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pro-person accused or convicted of crime, or denied a jury trial
pro-civil liberties or civil rights claimant, especially those exercising less protected civil
rights (e.g., homosexuality)
pro-child or juvenile
pro-indigent
pro-Indian
pro-affirmative action
pro-neutrality in establishment clause cases
pro-female in abortion
pro-underdog
anti-slavery
incorporation of foreign territories
anti-government in the context of due process, except for takings clause cases where a
pro-government, anti-owner vote is considered liberal except in criminal forfeiture cases
or those where the taking is pro-business
violation of due process by exercising jurisdiction over nonresident
pro-attorney or governmental official in non-liability cases
pro-accountability and/or anti-corruption in campaign spending
pro-privacy vis-a-vis the 1st Amendment where the privacy invaded is that of mental
incompetents
pro-disclosure in Freedom of Information Act issues except for employment and student
records
conservative (1)=the reverse of above
2. In the context of issues pertaining to unions and economic activity, liberal (2)=
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pro-union except in union antitrust where liberal = pro-competition
pro-government
anti-business
anti-employer
pro-competition
pro-injured person
pro-indigent
pro-small business vis-a-vis large business
pro-state/anti-business in state tax cases
pro-debtor
pro-bankrupt
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pro-Indian
pro-environmental protection
pro-economic underdog
pro-consumer
pro-accountability in governmental corruption
pro-original grantee, purchaser, or occupant in state and territorial land claims
anti-union member or employee vis-a-vis union
anti-union in union antitrust
anti-union in union or closed shop
pro-trial in arbitration
conservative (1)= reverse of above
3. In the context of issues pertaining to judicial power, liberal (2)=
o pro-exercise of judicial power
o pro-judicial “activism”
o pro-judicial review of administrative action
conservative (1)=reverse of above
4. In the context of issues pertaining to federalism, liberal (2)=
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pro-federal power
pro-executive power in executive/congressional disputes
anti-state
conservative (1)=reverse of above
5. In the context of issues pertaining to federal taxation, liberal (2)= pro-United States;
conservative (1)= pro-taxpayer
6. In interstate relations and private law issues, unspecifiable (3) for all such cases.
7. In miscellaneous, incorporation of foreign territories and executive authority vis-a-vis
congress or the states or judcial authority vis-a-vis state or federal legislative authority =
(2); legislative veto = (1).
Values:
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conservative
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liberal
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unspecifiable
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