17 Aug The first portion of your paper should discuss clearly and directly the differences between the legal and democratic subcultures.
The first portion of your paper should discuss clearly and directly the differences between the legal and democratic subcultures. Be specific about how the democratic and legal subcultures differ and discuss the important characteristics of each one. Provide examples from the Carp text book, such as Judge Mize’s decision in Evers v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District (1964) (Links to an external site.), a case that is both enlightening and disturbing at the same time and illustrates the interplay between the legal and democratic subcultures. Your essay should then draw upon both specific details from the data found in the tables noted above and the discussion found in the Carp text book.Chapter 12 in the Carp text book addresses decision making in trial courts. Table 12.1 in this chapter analyzes the differences in the kinds of decisions made by federal district judges. As this table shows, judges with Democratic and Republican political backgrounds sometimes differ in the kinds of positions they support in their decisions on the bench. For example, judges with prior affiliation with the Democratic party are more likely than Republicans to support claims concerning racial discrimination and the right to privacy.
