In China, the Standing Committee makes all important decisions

Which of the following best describes the federal judicial selection process?

a. The president selects a nominee and the Senate votes to confirm the nomination. b. A judicial selection committee recommends candidates to the Senate, which then confirms them. c. The people vote for candidates in primaries and general elections, then the House confirms the election. d. Candidates with extensive legal and judicial experience submit applications and then attend selection hearings in both houses of Congress.

Gene Healy and Timothy Lynch write that the Bush administration’s view of executive power amounts to the belief that during time of war, the president

a. can be limited only by specific congressional statutes. b. can be limited only by international treaties signed by the United States. c. can be limited only by a specific ruling by the Supreme Court. d. is the law and cannot be restrained by outside forces.