Nominating Federal Judges Reading Quiz

Who does the President usually seek advice from when nominating Federal Judges?

• Cabinet

• White House Counsel

• Leaders in Congress

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

What is usually the second step in the nomination of a federal judge?

• White House Counsel will meet with federal judicial nominees

• Interest groups will begin to run advertisements for or against the nominee

• President will interview the nominee in private and may, on occasion, leak his name

• President submits the name to the Cabinet for a vote.

The President, when he has officially made up his mind, will then submit the name(s) of the nominee(s) to the

• Cabinet

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• American Bar Association

What committee is used to hold public hearings where judicial nominees are questioned about their backgrounds and qualifications?

• House Judiciary Committee

• Senate Rules and Ethics Committee

• House Rules Committee

• Senate Judiciary Committee

All of the following are reasons that the committee staff and FBI do an extensive background check on the judicial nominee EXCEPT;

• ensure that the nominee has not written a paper in college that was anti-government

• ensure that the nominee has paid his taxes

• ensure that the nominee has not been convicted of a serious crime

• ensure that the nominee is a person of good standing in his/her community

How can the minority party prevent a vote on a judicial nomination from coming to the floor?

• filibuster

• cloture

• refuse to vote

• place a hold on the vote

How many votes is needed to confirm a federal judge?

• 51

• 60

• 67

• 75