Author Question: What event gave Senate Democrats the ability to block President Bushs attempt to pack federal courts ... (Read 103 times)

futuristic · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

What event gave Senate Democrats the ability to block President Bushs attempt to pack federal courts with more ideological conservative justices?

a. Several Republicans changed their party affiliation to become Democrats.
b. One senator left the Republican Party to become an independent and chose to caucus with the
Democrats.
c.
Bush tried to use senatorial courtesy to select judicial candidates, but the Democrats refused to
cooperate.
d.
No party had a majority; therefore, they were in a stalemate for an entire session.
e.
The Democrats were masters of parliamentary procedure and used it to block all presidential
nominations from even reaching the judicial committee.

Question 2

What was the impact on gay and lesbian rights in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas (2003)?

a. The ruling brought the rights of gays and lesbians on par with those of women and African-Americans.
b. The ruling established sexual orientation as a protected class under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
c. The ruling invalidated a Texas law that criminalized certain intimate relations between gay couples.
d. The ruling established affirmative action quotas for gays and lesbians.
e. The ruling barred homosexuals from serving in the military.