What is the “nuclear option” and how does it apply to judicial nominees?
What will be an ideal response?
The nuclear option is eliminating the filibuster in the Senate. Because of a series of disputes over blocking Obama’s judicial nominees in the Senate, the filibuster was ended for executive branch and judicial nominations only. The filibuster is still permitted for Supreme Court nominees. This resulted in far fewer of Obama’s judicial nominees being blocked by the Senate, at least when it was under Democratic control.
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a. fatigue b. practice effects c. statistical variance d. attrition
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A. Foreign ambassadors B. Legislators and government officials C. Federal judges D. Business leaders E. Police commissioners and chiefs of police
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Which of the following would NOT be included in a list of values that have been traditionally instilled in individuals through religion and religious institutions?
a. individualism b. strong work ethic c. support of capitalism d. sense of morality and moral purpose e. opinions on political policies such as immigration