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After the Supreme Word

The Effect of McCreary County v. ACLU (2005) and Van Orden v. Perry (2005) on Support for Public Displays of the Ten Commandments

Michael A. Unger

Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah

In this article, I explore the role that "reception" of Supreme Court cases plays in attitude change. By reception, I mean that individuals must be exposed to and understand Court cases to be influenced by them. I conducted a quasi-experiment during June 2005 to test whether receiving McCreary v. ACLU and Van Orden v. Perry increases the probability of attitude change on public displays of the Ten Commandments. I also examine the relationships among receiving cases, preexisting beliefs, source credibility, and attitude change. I find that receiving McCreary is associated with less support for the unconstitutional Kentucky display. Also, the effect of receiving Van Orden is related to one's preexisting beliefs.

Key Words: U.S. Supreme Court • Ten Commandments • public opinion • judicial politics • religion • information processing

American Politics Research, Vol. 36, No. 5, 750-775 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X08315856
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