The outside world of lawyers and law professors helps shape the conclusions of Supreme Court justices

The __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a group because they can get the benefits the group offers without contributing to the group's efforts

a. free-rider b. pluralist c. collective good d. group coordination

Based on historical trends, which of the following is most likely to be appointed to the Supreme Court?

a. A fifty-five-year-old Caucasian man with a successful private law practice, but no judicial experience. b. A thirty-eight-year-old Hispanic man with ten years' experience on a state trial court. c. A fifty-two-year-old Caucasian woman with fifteen years' experience on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. d. A fifty-eight-year-old Arab-American man with five years' experience as a district court judge.