The opportunity for the president to appoint members to the federal judiciary is valuable for which of the following reasons?
A) New justices help move long-term justices closer to mandatory retirement.
B) A majority of presidents have been able to make more than five appointments to the bench while in office.
C) Rulings related to redistricting and election laws will be altered to favor the president's political party.
D) The Court is able to move swiftly to begin ruling in favor of the president's ideology.
E) The political views of the president will continue to be institutionalized long after they have left the White House.

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The appointment of members to the federal judiciary allows a president to influence the ideological direction of the courts, including the Supreme Court, for many years beyond their own term in office, as judges and justices serve for life or until they choose to retire. This can lead to the long-term institutionalization of the president's political views within the judiciary.

The Opportunity for the President to Appoint Members to the Federal