On October 23, in 1987, Robert H. Bork's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate, 42-58. The contenious nomination battle led to the phrase "to bork" being added to the Oxford English Dictionary. But Bork wasn't the only person rejected for a Supreme Court seat or whose nomination was withdrawn.
Match the other would-be justices with the president who nominated them.
1. Jeremiah S. Black a) George Washington
2. G. Harrold Carswell b) John Tyler
3. Harriet Miers c) James K. Polk
4. Ebenezer R. Hoar d) Richard Nixon
5. William B. Hornblower e) James Madison
6. John J. Parker f) George W. Bush
7. John Rutledge g) Herbert Hoover
8. John C. Spencer h) Ulysses S. Grant
9. Alexander Wolcott i) Grover Cleveland
10. George W. Woodward j) James Buchanan
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Answers : 1. j ; 2. d ; 3. f ; 4. h ; 5. i ; 6. g ; 7. a ; 8. b ; 9. e ; 10. c
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