West Wing episode - "Supremes."

Connections:
1.) Two members of the Supreme Court needed to be replaced.
2.) The President had to appoint new members, and he primarily looked for a member of his party.
3.) The President couldn't just go with a hardcore Democrat because that would upset the Republicans.
4.) He had to pick a very conservative candidate to even out his choice of a very liberal woman as Chief Justice.
5.) The woman had some things she was hiding about her past and the press would dig it up, and conservatives would use it against her.
6.) The President's staff convinced the Chief Justice to step down so they could appoint a liberal Chief Justice he would agree with, in order to maintain control of the Supreme Court.
7.) Oftentimes, judges will die of old age, or they step down from their post.
8.) The President's staff did a lot of searching and looking and finding for the President.

Five questions about the program:
1.) Why were anti-abortion activists protesting outside the White House?
2.) Why did the Justice die if he was so young?
3.) Is it okay to replace a Republican with a Democrat?
4.) Why is racial tensions such a huge factor?
5.) Why does Roe v. Wade keep getting brought up?