Question 1

How has the recent polarization of American politics affected presidential nominations to the Supreme Court? Give an example of a case in which a presidential nomination was stopped due to partisan or ideological forces.

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Question 2

If you were president, under what circumstances would you expect the strongest support for your proposals from both houses of Congress? What could you do to try to increase that support?

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Question 3

Explain how presidential or party influence can be felt in the decision-making by executive branch agencies. When this influence exists, is it more likely to reflect presidential influence or that of the party? What is the argument that such influence benefits a democratic system? What is the argument that it doesn't?

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Quiz 14: The Party in the Executive and the Courts

How has the recent polarization of American politics affected presidential nominations to the Supreme Court? Give an example of a case in which a presidential nomination was stopped due to partisan or ideological forces.

If you were president, under what circumstances would you expect the strongest support for your proposals from both houses of Congress? What could you do to try to increase that support?