Card 54 / 123: Why has the judicial selection process become so political in recent years?
A) Federal judges have been increasingly taking on the role of actively affecting public policy.
B) The media has taken more of a watchdog approach to judicial nominees.
C) When judges assume office, they often take legal positions that are at odds with the president.
D) The Supreme Court operates independently and is immune from being checked by the two other branches.
E) Life tenures and the inability to reduce their salaries have made it difficult to remove judges from office.

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