When Justice Scalia Died in 2016, What Was the Initial

question 33

Multiple Choice

When Justice Scalia died in 2016, what was the initial response by high-ranking Republican senators that would be involved in the confirmation process of a new justice?

• A) to proclaim that the Senate would either not confirm or not give a hearing to any Obama nominee that year
• B) to call on President Obama to nominate a justice that would be acceptable to both parties
• C) to lament that the next justice confirmed to the Supreme Court would not be as conservative as the one who had just passed
• D) to proclaim that Senate Republicans would filibuster any Obama nominee that year
• E) to make a vague promise that they would give any Obama nominee a fair confirmation hearing

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Definitions:

Aerobic Respiration

A metabolic process in which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

ATP

ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, is the primary energy carrier in cells, providing energy for many biochemical cellular processes.

Citric Acid Cycle

A series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy through the oxidation of acetate.

Mitochondrion

Double-membraned organelle that produces ATP by aerobic respiration in eukaryotes.