How do Supreme Court Justices Get Appointed?

To become a Supreme Court Justice, you have to be nominated by the President, approved by the _________, and officially appointed by the President.

• House of Representatives
• Supreme Court
• Senate
• Cabinet

Presidents nominate Judges who tend to share ___________ ideas with him/her.

• contradictory
• exactly the same

• similar
• neutral

Why did Eisenhower view the appointment of Earl Warren as a mistake?

• Warren's liberal decisions contradicted Eisenhower's conservative ideas.

• Eisenhower thought Warren was too inexperienced for the role.
• Eisenhower was concerned about Warren's health and ability to serve.
• Eisenhower believed Warren would break a tie in the Supreme Court

What does it mean to “vet” someone?

• To hire only people who served in the U.S. army.

• To thoroughly evaluate or examine someone's background or qualifications.
• To ignore someone's qualifications completely.
• To provide a recommendation without any evaluation.

The average Senate hearing will last ___ days.

• 20 days

• 60 days

• 30 days

• 45 days

If 50 Senators vote to confirm a nominee and place that person on the Supreme Court and 50 Senators vote to deny confirmation to a nominee, who breaks the tie?

• The Vice President of the United States
• The Speaker of the House
• The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• The Secretary of State

the last line of this video concludes that a Supreme Court justice's time on the bench is often judged by ​ (a)   and history because a judge may hear many cases during their time and the impact of the decisions a judge makes is seen for years to come.

• time
• people
• government
• the president