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sammy

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The most common background experience among recent Supreme Court nominees is judicial experience, and this can be explained by the fact that
 
  A) a judge's previous opinions serve as good predictors of his or her future opinions on the High Court.
  B) all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers.
  C) a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam.
  D) all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers and a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam.
  E) legal education is a formal requirement for all judicial positions in the US.

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A 2013 Senate rule change allows debate on judges other than Supreme Court justices to be cut off by
 
  A) a 60-vote majority.
  B) presidential proclamation.
  C) a simple majority.
  D) an agreement of the Senate Majority Leader and Ranking Minority Member.
  E) a vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee.


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verrinzo

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Reply #1 on: Sep 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


sammy

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Reply 2 on: Sep 3, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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