Mitch McConnell and the Nomination of Merrick Garland | FRONTLINE

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Civics Civics Collection social studies civics and government government civ23 WGBH FRONTLINE Supreme Revenge Mitch McConnell and the Nomination of Merrick Garland social studies government judicial branch separation of powers nomination confirmation politics Constitution justices Barack Obama Merrick Garland Supreme Court Mitch McConnell United States U.S. history us history history social studies American history
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Mitch McConnell and the Nomination of Merrick Garland | FRONTLINE

Discover how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s response to Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in 2016 impacted the future of the U.S. Supreme Court in this video from Supreme Revenge | FRONTLINE. In preventing the Senate Judiciary Committee from holding a confirmation hearing, McConnell set a precedent, blocking consideration of a sitting president's Supreme Court nominee.
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