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Unit 2 – Branches of Government
Topic 2.5
Why are judicial appointments considered one of a president's most significant legacies?
Judicial appointments increase a president's popularity ratings.
It gives presidents an opportunity to promote friends to high offices.
Only presidents who were former lawyers can make such appointments.
They shape federal judiciary ideology as judges serve for life.
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