This is mainly for two reasons; he will want to have as much support for his bills as possible and because they can provide a sort of legacy for the President after he has left office. ... Due to this, Bush then withdrew Roberts from an ordinary Justice nomination, and instead put him forward as Rehnquist's replacement. ... This was the case with the nomination of Robert Bork. ... This concluded with the media being left with little credit after Thomas was appointed. ... Added to this, the appointment is for life - Bush's appointment of Robert's is probably going to last over 2...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The head of the dissenting justices, Chief Justice John Roberts, believes that due process is a necessary right but that the majority opinion is taking its meaning too far. Our text book reverberates Justice Robert's logic behind his dissenting argument when it states: "The federal courts have used the Fourteenth Amendment to increase national power over the states in several critical fields, especially with regard to civil rights, criminal law, and election practices (34)....

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The most important listing of congressional powers appears in Article I, Section 8 (see left) which identifies in seventeen paragraphs many important powers of Congress. ... On the forefront of originalism is Justice Robert Bork. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Board of Education was written by Justice Robert Jackson. ... He states that "all school children are left to ride as ordinary paying passengers on the regular busses operated by the public transportation system" (Jackson) and that the reason that taxpayers complain about this is because it is stated that "intervals to reimburse parents for the fares paid, provided the children attend either public schools or Catholic Church schools" (Jackson). ...

• Word Count: 3421
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Affirmative Action Equality for All? For the past one hundred and fifty years, the fight against discrimination has been a long, hard, and vastly debated topic. Many people thank the pioneering ideas and hard work from various minority and women organizations for enriching this nation with its di...

• Word Count: 3796
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate