The concept of senatorial courtesy refers to the
A) Senate approving judges only if they belong to the same party that is in control of the Senate.
B) practice of allowing senators to have the exclusive right to nominate candidates for the federal district courts in their state.
C) practice of allowing members of the House to participate in the nomination process.
D) practice of allowing senators to veto candidates for federal district courts in their state.
E) Senate's deferring to the president and routinely approving his or her nominees.

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Senatorial courtesy is the practice of allowing senators from a state to veto a federal district court judge nominated by the president if the senator is from the same party as the president and does not approve of the nomination. The goal is to ensure that the president consults with senators before nominating judges who may not be acceptable to the state's senators.

The Concept of Senatorial Courtesy Refers to the