In order to defeat a judicial nomination, opponents in the Senate usually must
A) get public support in opposition to the nomination.
B) be in the majority and be in the opposite party as the president.
C) be able to question a nominee?s competence or ethics.
D) get the American Bar Association on their side.
E) prove the nominee?s ideological extremism
Answer: C) be able to question a nominee?s competence or ethics.
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