West Wing Episode

Connections: 
1.  The President has to appoint the new justice.
2.  Congress has to confirm the President's choice.
3.  They try to pick justices that are a part of their party, but will be confirmed by Congress.
4.  The executive branch has to be ready with potential candidates in the event of the death of a justice.
5. The executive branch also tries to pick a moderate.
6.  Deals are made to appoint justices.
7.  The majority in Congress determines what the executive branch chooses. 
8.  Justices can choose to retire. 

Questions:
1.  Are the right choices made by these deals?
2.  Can we trust the appointments that come out of these deals?
3.  Is there  a way to get out of any possible bad appointments?
4.  Should there be another agency that checks these appointments?
5.  Should moderates always be appointed to judges?