Supreme Court Nominees 2016 – 2 pages, political science homework help

Question description

Current
Events: Appellate Analysis
ASSIGNMENT:
1. 
Watch the following video:
The Bias of the Supreme Court (3 minutes)

2. 
Read the following article:
Potential Supreme Court Nominees, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/14/us/politics/potential-supreme-court-nominees.html?_r=0
3.  Search
the Internet for “Supreme Court Nominees 2016”
4.  Read
a sampling of the media coverage regarding the candidates and the process.
5.  Search
the internet for information about the candidates (at least the one(s) you see
as the best candidate for the Supreme Court Nomination)
6.  Do
some exploring into the background of the candidates, political and personal.
Questions

A.  Which of the candidates do you think
should be nominated to the United States Supreme Court?
B.  Consider your position on
the spectrum of “crime control” versus “due process” oriented. Which candidate
most closely matches with your criminal justice philosophy?
C.  How would your selection
affect the politics on the Supreme Court bench?
D.  How does the
personal/political experience of your selected candidate suit them for the
Supreme Court?