Exam 8: The President and the Judiciary Introductory Puzzle: How Earl Warren Became the Last

Jeffersonian Republicans long criticized the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall for being too responsive to public opinion and not independent enough.

FDR's court-packing plan required every justice over 70 to retire and be replaced by two judges under 50.

Partisanship has been an important determinant in presidential selection of judicial nominees almost since the ratification of the constitution.

Who was chief justice during the "heyday of judicial liberalism"?

Which of the following was not a Supreme Court justice appointed by President Reagan?

Which of the following was not an issue that Andrew Jackson challenged the judiciary on?

Supreme Court justices must meet the same age and residency requirements as U.S. senators.

Which of the following was not a reform proposal offered by President Lincoln concerning ongoing problems with the circuit court system?

When did Congress fix the number of Supreme Court justices at nine?

The Supreme Court has always had six members.