Which of the following statements about Supreme Court justices and political ideology is correct?
A. Because the job of Supreme Court justices is to interpret the Constitution, each justice's political ideology has no effect on his or her conclusions.
B. The liberal or conservative slant of Supreme Court justices has an impact on their rulings, but a minor one.
C. The liberal or conservative slant of Supreme Court justices can be used to predict their rulings with near-perfect accuracy.
D. Because the Supreme Court must be objective in its rulings, people with observable political leanings are almost never nominated as justices.
E. The liberal or conservative slant of Supreme Court justices has a significant impact on their rulings.
Answer: E
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