Author Question: Presidents have the power to change the direction of the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary by ... (Read 57 times)

Redwolflake15 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Presidents have the power to change the direction of the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary by

A) appointing new judges who in principle have philosophies consistent with the president.
B) firing judges and justices on the grounds of incompatibility.
C) forcing Congress to consider impeachment of specific judges.
D) declaring martial law, which restricts judicial decision making.
E) limiting the jurisdiction of the federal courts with an executive order.

Question 2

In the Civil Rights Cases the Supreme Court ruled that black Americans were not citizens of the United States.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false