Selecting Supreme Court Justices: Beyond Advice and Consent.

Jenkins, Steve

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ERIC Number: EJ346253

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Publication Date: 1986

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Selecting Supreme Court Justices: Beyond Advice and Consent.

Jenkins, Steve

Update on Law-Related Education, v10 n3 p29-31 Fall 1986

Provides an activity designed to help students understand how U.S. Supreme Court judges are selected. Points out that the Constitution does not specify any qualification to serve as a federal judge, but that an unwritten rule is that all nominees have a bachelor of laws degree. (JDH)

Descriptors: Civics, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Law Related Education, Learning Activities, Political Science, Secondary Education, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United States Constitution

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