Author Question: What do presidents look for in selecting a Supreme Court justice? What will be an ideal ... (Read 54 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What do presidents look for in selecting a Supreme Court justice?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe the role of stare decisis in Brown v. Board of Education.

What will be an ideal response?

thall411 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Discuss the six most important criteria: experience, ideology or policy preferences, rewards for political supporters, pursuit of political support, religion, race, and gender.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Define stare decisis as a doctrine that urges courts to follow their prior decisions in later cases.
2. Explain that courts will depart from stare decisis when it is justified, such as its decision in Brown that overruled an earlier Supreme Court case that established that separate facilities were permissible as long as they are equal.