"Borking" Occurs When

question 64

Multiple Choice

"Borking" occurs when

• A)Senators filibuster a nominee to the Supreme Court.
• B)Senators draw extensively on excerpts from a judicial nominee's speeches and writings in order to paint the nominee as an extremist who is unqualified to serve in the federal judiciary.
• C)a president chooses to rescind an existing nomination for the Supreme Court and nominates a new candidate.
• D)the Senate ends a filibuster of a federal court nominee through a cloture vote.

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