POL SCI 98 Study Guide - Final Guide: Life Tenure, Big Week, Erwin Chemerinsky
28 Dec 2015
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Tiffany lo // public policy 98: the west wing. I found the west wing season 5"s episode 17 the supremes intriguing because of the enormous impact the supreme court holds, and whose justices are capable of carrying on presidents" legacies for years after the end of their administrations. The presentation and portrayal of the judicial nomination and confirmation processes in real life were quite accurate, but i find the outcome of the episode far off from reality based on past and current courts. The processes of judicial nomination and confirmation were realistically depicted by the episode and reflected the ramifications of the judicial installation mechanism the founding. This episode showed the real-life ramifications of life tenure in both their unpredictability and predictability. As for predictability, it has been shown time to time in reality that justices often retire strategically: when a president who aligns with their judicial philosophy and ideology is in the.
