Conducts Background Checks on Potential Nominees for Federal Judgeship Positions

question 16

Multiple Choice

Conducts background checks on potential nominees for federal judgeship positions.

• A) U.S. Senate
• B) Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Company
• C) News media
• D) Judicial accountability
• E) Canons of Judicial Ethics
• F) Judicial conduct commission
• G) Political patronage
• H) Party of Minnesota v. White
• I) U.S. Department of Justice
• J) American Judicature Society

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Definitions:

Consideration

Something of value promised to another when making a contract.

Edmonton

The capital city of Alberta, Canada, known for its cultural, governmental, and educational institutions.

Calgary

A city in the Canadian province of Alberta, known for its high quality of life and as a center for Canada's oil industry.

Invitation to Treat

An indication by a person that they are prepared to negotiate the terms of an offer, but it is not in itself an offer that can be accepted to form a contract.