H4

1.
a. Supreme court nominees have a specific ideology. They are either liberal or conservative. Nominees are usually older. Nominees have experience with law and the courts.
b. For ideology, appointments are made so that a wide variety of beliefs are represented in the court, so to have fair decisions. Nominees are usually older because they have more experience than younger candidates. Nominees have experience with law, such as previously being lawyers or prosecutors, which helps make fair decisions in the court.
c. Kagan was a law dean and a Solicitor General before she was nominated for supreme court justice. Therefore, she had a wide variety of experience that would make here an adequate supreme court justice.

2.
a. Interest groups have influenced the appointment process through the media and protests.
b. the media has advertisements that could help a nominee be supported by the general public. Protests can be held that make the public aware of the drawbacks of a certain supreme justice nominee.
c. Advertisements of Kagan were created, which might have reassured Obama of appointing her.