USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

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Trump will get to choose a new Supreme Court Justice.

(A) ** True

(B) False

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Concept note-1: -Trump with his first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Trump with his second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Trump with his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.

Concept note-2: -Are Supreme Court justices ever removed? Justices can only be removed through impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate.

Concept note-3: -On June 30, 2022, Justice Jackson took the oaths of office to become the 104th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Concept note-4: -How are Supreme Court Justices selected? The President nominates someone for a vacancy on the Court and the Senate votes to confirm the nominee, which requires a simple majority. In this way, both the Executive and Legislative Branches of the federal government have a voice in the composition of the Supreme Court.