USA HISTORY

THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was President Reagan’s appointment of a lawyer by the last name of O’Connor to the Supreme Court significant?
A
This person was the first African-American to be a Supreme Court justice
B
This person was the first woman named to the Supreme Court
C
This person was the first Hispanic named to the Supreme Court
D
This person was the first African American female named to the Supreme Court
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -O’Connor went on to serve on the Supreme Court for a quarter century, where she had a major influence on the court’s decisions. As a moderate, she often provided the deciding vote on many of the court’s cases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sandra Day O’Connor (born March 26, 1930) is an American retired attorney and politician who served as the first female associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was both the first woman nominated and the first confirmed to the court.

Detailed explanation-3: -In total Reagan appointed: four justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice, 83 judges to the United States courts of appeals, 290 judges to the United States district courts and 6 judges to the United States Court of International Trade.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sandra Day O’Connor: First Woman on the Supreme Court-Introduction.

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