2012 FRQ #3

Post date: Apr 05, 2013 5:53:13 PM

3. The judicial branch is often assumed to be insulated from politics. However, politics affects many aspects of the

judiciary. (2012)

(a) Describe two political factors that affect presidents’ decisions to appoint members of the federal judiciary.

(b) Identify two political factors that affect the confirmation process of a president’s nominees and explain how

each factor complicates a confirmation.

(c) Explain how one legislative power serves as a check on court decisions.

(d) Explain how one executive power serves as a check on court decisions.