The Most Common Background Experience Among Recent Supreme Court Nominees

question 70

Multiple Choice

The most common background experience among recent Supreme Court nominees is judicial experience,and this can be explained by the fact that

• A)a judge's previous opinions serve as good predictors of his or her future opinions on the High Court.
• B)all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers.
• C)a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam.
• D)all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers and a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam.
• E)None of these choices is true.

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