Why Did Justice Souter Wait Until 2009 to Retire

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why did Justice Souter wait until 2009 to retire?

• A)so that he would get a bigger pension
• B)so that Barack Obama rather than George W.Bush would name a new justice
• C)to avoid the appearance of impropriety when deciding important cases on the docket in 2008
• D)to ensure that he would be covered under the Affordable Care Act

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Definitions:

Communication

The process of exchanging information, ideas, or feelings between people through speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Guarded

Involving careful and cautious behavior or actions.

Addressing Ambivalence

The act of recognizing and dealing with mixed feelings or contradictory attitudes towards a decision or change.

Overt and Covert Messages

Direct and openly communicated messages (overt) versus hidden or subtly delivered messages (covert).