The Brief, When can Merrick Garland be confirmed? After the election, maybe by Michael Duffy

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: March 28, 2016
Article: The Brief, When can Merrick Garland be confirmed?  After the election, maybe
Page: 13
Author: Michael Duffy
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Comment: I learned new information on Merrick Garland by reading Mr. Duffy's article.  I recommend this for 6th grade students.  Maybe the big question for students to research is, what type of Judge is Merrick Garland?  How does Merrick Garland rule on big cases?

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Questions

1. How many times has Merrick Garland made it to the final rounds of the Supreme Court nomination?
2. Who is Merrick Garland?
3. Who was chosen instead of Merrick Garland in 2009 for Supreme Court Judge?
4. Who was chosen instead of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court position in 2010?
5. Who died that opened this position for Merrick Garland?
6. How old is Merrick Garland?
7. Who are the allies Garland has after the Unabomber and Oklahoma City bombing cases?
8. Who is Garland's biggest Republican ally?
9. Is Garland known at the top law schools?
10. What is President Obama trying to do with the Supreme Court nominating process?
11. Garland went to ______________________ and graduated in _______________.
12. Garland graduated law school in ________ from _______________________________.
13. What religion is Merrick Garland?
14. How many children does he have?
15. Who did Garland clerk for after graduating law school?


Reference:
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http://www.timemediakit.com/bios/duffy/
http://time.com/author/michael-duffy/