Adding seats
Adding seats to the Supreme Court, often known as court packing, would involve an act...
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Balanced bench
The “Balanced Bench” proposal would begin with a ten member court, evenly divided by...
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bipartisan/
merit selection
Currently, the president can choose whomever he or she prefers to be nominated to the...
jurisdiction stripping
The Supreme Court currently hears many different types of cases. The Constitution...
legislative override
Currently, if the Supreme Court finds a law to be unconstitutional, a constitutional...
lottery system
Before cases arrive at the Supreme Court, they are often heard by one of the 13 federal appellate...
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Partisan balance
A partisan balance requirement would mandate that the Supreme Court have an even...
Term limits
Because the Constitution has been interpreted to give Supreme Court justices life tenure...
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voting rules
Currently, when the Supreme Court votes on the outcome of a case, a bare majority prevails...