How do I do a 15 marker on Supreme Court?

The structure of all the American 15 marks are the same, three to four main points, with at least one example per point. Unlike the the 45 markers, you don’t have to create a debate, rather just explain the most important reasons. This makes it a lot easier than the 45 markers, however you should learn how to do them in roughly 15 minutes. A Common question on supreme court is Explain the appointment process of the supreme court justices. In the best essays they usually start with an introduction sentence, such as: The Supreme Court, like the other two branches of government has a multi-dimensional appointment process, this is a way to stop corruption and un qualified judges from taking one of the nine seats in the highest legal court in the United states. This introduction sentence doesn’t have to be long, and doesn’t earn you any explicit marks, however it is very useful as a way to show the examiner that not only do you know the basic level of knowledge to answer the question but also to go above and beyond what the average question would state. Now let’s go over an example paragraph. All your paragraphs should follow the PEEL rule. Point Example, Explanation Link (to question.) E.g. The first stage of the appointment process of a Supreme Court judge is the President’s ability to nominate  a Supreme Court justice once a vacancy arises. This can be an extensive process, whereby the President will usually take advice from political advisors, groups and, the American Bar Association, who grade candidates on their suitability as a Supreme Court Justice. However, the ability for the President to nominate a Supreme Court justice often becomes an ideological issue and therefore, the scrutiny by the Bar Association and Congress is important as a ‘litmus test’. For example, when Bush nominated Justice Souter in 1990, despite him saying otherwise, it was mainly because Souter’s strong views on abortion – and therefore Souter’s nomination was considered a ‘Home run for conservatism’. Therefore, the presidential nomination, as the first stage of the appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice is both crucial and controversial. Then you need to do the same (follow PEEL)  for two other points such as: The Senates consideration of the nominated candidate, and the committee stageThe senate vote, needing a simple majority. This can be applied to any Supreme Court 15 Marker, as well as any other 15 mark question for politics A2 for edexcel.