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Unger, Michael. "Opinion Leader or Agenda Setter? The Influence of US Supreme Court Cases and Partisan Elite Cues on Public Opinion" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Hotel Intercontinental, New Orleans, LA, Jan 07, 2009 <Not Available>. 2009-11-04 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p283356_index.html>

Unger, M. A. , 2009-01-07 "Opinion Leader or Agenda Setter? The Influence of US Supreme Court Cases and Partisan Elite Cues on Public Opinion" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Hotel Intercontinental, New Orleans, LA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-11-04 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p283356_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Whether political institutions lead or follow public opinion is at the core of American democracy. A growing body of literature demonstrates that Court decisions influence public opinion, but some important questions remain about this relationship. Given that the public receives cues from the Court and party elites when learning about cases through the media, it is difficult to disentangle the potential effects of the two different sets of elite cues. The inability to isolate the Court�s cues from those of other political elites leaves an important puzzle: is the Court better thought of an opinion leader or agenda setter? It is possible that changes in public opinion following Court decisions result from the cues sent by the justices to individuals capable of revising their beliefs, which fits an opinion-leading role. Alternatively, the Court�s may be better understood as an agenda setter. By putting an issue on the agenda or raising its salience, the Court stimulates an elite debate on the topic. The ensuing non-Court elite debate may be driving public opinion rather than the cues provided by the justices. To gain leverage on this puzzle, I am conducting an original experiment using a nationally representative online sample, which is funded by a research grant from Ramapo College. The results of this study should shed additional light on the Court�s ability to shape public opinion and its role in American politics more broadly.

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