The Right Court but the Wrong Appeal Pay No Attention to the Men Behind the Curtain: The Supreme Court, Popular
Culture, and the Countermajoritarian Problem is an article written by Adam Burton. His article depicts how the American people view the Supreme Court through pop culture, and how this relationship affects the public’s confidence in Judiciary Review. The article also demonstrates how the increased exposure of the Justices personal lives through highly televised confirmation hearings has not sparked the public’s interest into the inner workings of the court. Hollywood’s depiction of the Supreme court is not compatible with how the public wants to view it. The reason why Hollywood’s attempt at portraying the Supreme Court has failed to reach success is a result of bad writing. “The public still tremble in awe-struck deference to the supreme court.” (Burton) The sensualizing of the confirmation hearings starting in the nineteen eighties did not sway the public’s view of the Supreme Court. Hollywood use the …show more content…
Throughout grade school, the classes that I’ve had that taught me about the government, never went into great details of the Supreme Court. Even then, I got the impression that the Supreme Court was the vanguard of justice because of the protections for minorities and women that resulted from the Supreme Courts intervening’s. I believe that if Hollywood would have chosen to represent the Supreme Court in this manner, the American public would have seen more entertainment value in there attempted projects. I think that the writers should have focused more on how the Justices argued over manners of injustice, integrity, and legality of the actions of the legislative and executive branches. Instead, Hollywood chose to expose the personal lives of the Justices and the inner workings of the law professionals working at the
Culture, and the Countermajoritarian Problem is an article written by Adam Burton. His article depicts how the American people view the Supreme Court through pop culture, and how this relationship affects the public’s confidence in Judiciary Review. The article also demonstrates how the increased exposure of the Justices personal lives through highly televised confirmation hearings has not sparked the public’s interest into the inner workings of the court. Hollywood’s depiction of the Supreme court is not compatible with how the public wants to view it. The reason why Hollywood’s attempt at portraying the Supreme Court has failed to reach success is a result of bad writing. “The public still tremble in awe-struck deference to the supreme court.” (Burton) The sensualizing of the confirmation hearings starting in the nineteen eighties did not sway the public’s view of the Supreme Court. Hollywood use the …show more content…
Throughout grade school, the classes that I’ve had that taught me about the government, never went into great details of the Supreme Court. Even then, I got the impression that the Supreme Court was the vanguard of justice because of the protections for minorities and women that resulted from the Supreme Courts intervening’s. I believe that if Hollywood would have chosen to represent the Supreme Court in this manner, the American public would have seen more entertainment value in there attempted projects. I think that the writers should have focused more on how the Justices argued over manners of injustice, integrity, and legality of the actions of the legislative and executive branches. Instead, Hollywood chose to expose the personal lives of the Justices and the inner workings of the law professionals working at the