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1.28. The Supreme Court
Identify the following presidents.
1. He was the only future or ex-president to turn down a Supreme Court nomination.
2. He was the only full term president who did not appoint anyone to the Supreme Court.
3. He proposed a law allowing the president to appoint a new member of the Supreme Court whenever a sitting justice reached the age of 70.
4. He appointed Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jew to serve on the Supreme Court.
5. He appointed Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American, to serve on the Supreme Court.
6. He appointed a former National Football League rookie of the year to the Supreme Court.
7. The chief justice of the Supreme Court was summoned from overseas to conduct his swearing-in.
8. He used a sitting Supreme Court justice as an adviser.
9. During his term, the doors to the Supreme Court building were closed for the first time on a day when the court was open.
10. This future president led the movement to impeach Supreme Court justice William O. Douglas.
1.28. The Supreme Court
Identify the following presidents.
1. He was the only future or ex-president to turn down a Supreme Court nomination. John Quincy Adams. He was nominated by Madison in 1811. [BPL 188]
2. He was the only full term president who did not appoint anyone to the Supreme Court. Jimmy Carter. [BPL 189]
3. He proposed a law allowing the president to appoint a new member of the Supreme Court whenever a sitting justice reached the age of 70. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. This was his attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court, that is, to get more justices on his side appointed. The idea was rejected by congress. [TBSC 471]
4. He appointed Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jew to serve on the Supreme Court. Woodrow Wilson [PS 150]
5. He appointed Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American, to serve on the Supreme Court. Lyndon Johnson. [EPT 3-4]
6. He appointed a former National Football League rookie of the year to the Supreme Court. John F. Kennedy nominated Byron White who was so honored in 1938. [TBSC 71]
7. The chief justice of the Supreme Court was summoned from overseas to conduct his swearing-in. Gerald Ford. Warren Burger was on vacation in the Netherlands when he was notified of Nixon's pending resignation. Air Force One was dispatched to pick up Burger and his wife. [TBSC 416]
8. He used a sitting Supreme Court justice as an adviser. Lyndon B. Johnson. The justice was Abe Fortas, who later resigned rather than be investigated for possible criminal activities. [TBSC 14-16, 146n]
9. During his term, the doors to the Supreme Court building were closed for the first time on a day when the court was open. Richard Nixon. It was to protect against the possibility of violence from Viet Nam War veterans protesting the war. The demonstrators were arrested but later released because there was no evidence of any violence. [TBSC 156-157]
10. This future president led the movement to impeach Supreme Court justice William O. Douglas. Gerald R. Ford, in 1970 [TBSC 84]