This assessment of the political nature of the Supreme Court summarized by Robert Dahl can be traced back to the roots in which Supreme Court justices gain their position on the highest court within the United States. In modern United States history in order to be considered a viable candidate to hold one of the nine positions on the court the candidate must have been appointed as federal judge or lawyer and typically hold the same ideology to the same political party as the Commander in Chief. The President of the United States holds the authority to nominate candidates for all federal judgeships across the government. Typically, federal judges are selected from a poll of candidates from state courts which hold well-respected positions and
