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What is the 'Missouri Plan'? What is the 'Merit Plan'? About what percentage of the states use one of these plans to select their judges?

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1. What is the 'Missouri Plan'? What is the 'Merit Plan'? About what percentage of the states use one of these plans to select their judges?

who the president nominates is checked by the Senate since the Senate has to approve the nominees
If there is a jury, a judge will decide legal questions - If there is not a jury, a judge will decide both legal and factual questions.
deals with each state's sovereign immunity and was adopted in order to overrule the SCOTUS decision in Chisholm v. Georgia
(Merit System) - Used by many states - - Usually have 7 person commission: 3 member elected by state bar, 3 by the governor and 1 is the chief judge of the state court and meter of the state bar - - Political agenda of the state bar is reflected in their appointments - - Commission sends a list of names to governor to fill any vacancies in the court

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