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Senate confirmation is an important check on appointment powers, but the president’s longest lasting influence lies in life-tenured judicial appointments.

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Why Supreme Court Confirmations Have Become So Bitter

Students will examine the nomination and confirmation process for Supreme Court Justices and learn why the judges often reveal so little.