Choose ONE of the following questions to answer in the Discussion Board. Your initial post needs to be at least 150 words long and your response to another student needs to be at least 50 words long. Do not copy the question. Do not restate or summarize what is in the textbook. Your response to another student needs to have more substance than to simply say you “like/dislike” or “agree/disagree” with what someone said. Restating what you have already said in your entry does not count as a response. Restating in your own words what the student you are responding to has already said does not count as a response.
1. If politics and legal issues are so often intertwined, should the composition of the Court include seasoned politicians as well as career jurists?
2. Do you believe a Supreme Court nominee’s political views should play a role in his/her approval by the Senate?
3. Currently, the Constitution does not contain eligibility requirements for federal judges. Do you believe this is a strength or a weakness? What eligibility requirements would you support, and what affect do you believe this would have on judicial appointments?
Be aware that Q2 is about Supreme Court nominees and Q3 is about federal judges. Do not conflate the two when answering the question of your choice. If you conflate them, you will not receive credit and will have to do the entry over.
Make sure to read what others have written and comment on at least one other student’s response.
Choose ONE of the following questions to answer in the Discussion Board. Your initial post needs to be at least 150 words long and your response to another student needs to be at least 50 words long. Do not copy the question. Do not restate or summarize what is in the textbook. Your response to another student needs to have more substance than to simply say you “like/dislike” or “agree/disagree” with what someone said. Restating what you have already said in your entry does not count as a response. Restating in your own words what the student you are responding to has already said does not count as a response.
1. If politics and legal issues are so often intertwined, should the composition of the Court include seasoned politicians as well as career jurists?
2. Do you believe a Supreme Court nominee’s political views should play a role in his/her approval by the Senate?
3. Currently, the Constitution does not contain eligibility requirements for federal judges. Do you believe this is a strength or a weakness? What eligibility requirements would you support, and what affect do you believe this would have on judicial appointments?
Be aware that Q2 is about Supreme Court nominees and Q3 is about federal judges. Do not conflate the two when answering the question of your choice. If you conflate them, you will not receive credit and will have to do the entry over.
Make sure to read what others have written and comment on at least one other student’s response.