The Opportunity for the President to Appoint Members to the Federal

question 39

Multiple Choice

The opportunity for the president to appoint members to the federal judiciary is valuable for which of the following reasons?

• A) New justices help move long-term justices closer to mandatory retirement.
• B) A majority of presidents have been able to make more than five appointments to the bench while in office.
• C) Rulings related to redistricting and election laws will be altered to favor the president's political party.
• D) The Court is able to move swiftly to begin ruling in favor of the president's ideology.
• E) The political views of the president will continue to be institutionalized long after they have left the White House.

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Definitions:

Financial Merger

The combination of two or more companies, primarily through the acquisition of stock, to form a single financial entity.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Undervalued Target

A company or investment asset that is available for purchase at a price less than its intrinsic value.

Congeneric Merger

A type of acquisition where two companies operate in the same industry but do not offer the same products or services.