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CLEP US Government

Category - Courts

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In the context of federal judicial nominations, what is senatorial courtesy?
  1. The Supreme Court will not appoint anyone without checking with senators first.
  2. During judicial confirmation hearings, senators are not allowed to verbally attack each other.
  3. During judicial confirmation hearings, senators are not allowed to verbally attack the nominee.
  4. During judicial confirmation hearings, nominees are not allowed to verbally attack senators.
  5. The President will not nominate a federal judge without first clearing it with a senator from that judge’s state.
Explanation
Answer: E - Traditionally, presidents have checked with specific senators before naming a nominee. Typically, The president clears the nominee with the senior senator of his party that represents the state the nominee is from. So, if President Grande is a Democrat and he is nominating Judge Clearchoice from Vermont, he will get permission from the Vermont senator who has been there the longest and is also a Democrat. If there are no Democratic senators from Vermont, then there is no need for senatorial courtesy. This is a tradition, not a law, so the President is not bound by it.
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