The Presidency and the Shape of the Supreme Court

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• Aspects of the political construction of law
•   Ideology of the current members of the Supreme Court
• Significance of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia
• Role the Court issue played in the 2016 presidential election
• Power of the presidency with regard to the Supreme Court
• Role of elections in shaping the Supreme Court’s ideology
• Components of Franklin Roosevelt’s effort to shape the Court
• Roosevelt administration’s role in advancing civil rights in the courts
• Components of Richard Nixon’s effort to shape the Court
• Nixon’s success in shifting the Court for electoral purposes
• Nixon’s success in shifting the Court for ideological purposes
• Components of Ronald Reagan’s effort to shape the Court
• Components of George H. W. Bush’s effort to shape the Court
• Components of George W. Bush’s effort to shape the Court
• Components of Donald Trump’s effort to shape the Court
• Political importance of judicial issues like abortion and civil rights