so he can get what he wants
The president nominates supreme court judges, and the legislative branch chooses from those nominees. The Legislative branch can write laws, but the President can veto them.
so he can get what he wants
the us senate must confirm the president's appointment
The Senate (legislative branch) must confirm (approve) these appointments by the President. Thus the power to appoint is divided
The Legislative Branch is headed by the President and the Vice President.
the judicial branch is the branch in which the Supreme Court derives its authority. However, the executive branch reserves the right to appoint judges, and the legislative branch has the right to approve or disapprove of the president's choices.
The President (Executive Branch) appoints judges and justices of the Judicial Branch with the advice and consent (approval) of the Senate (Legislative Branch). Both branches must participate in order to complete an appointment.
The Legislative Branch
Appointed by Executive Branch, approved or rejected by Legislative branch
In addition to overseeing and rejecting cabinet appointments, the legislative branch ensures qualified candidates and prevents abuses of executive authority by reviewing and voting on confirmations or rejections by the president.
The Senate is the only chamber of the Legislative Branch that can check the President's power to appoint federal judges. The President's nomination is completed with the "advice and consent" of the Senate, which can vote to reject the nomination. The President would then have to nominate a new candidate or resubmit the rejected candidate (this has actually worked a few times).
Both the Judicial and Legislative branch can check the Executive branch. The Judicial branch has the power of judicial review and can declare any act of the Executive branch to be unconstitutional and therefore void. The Legislative branch has a number of checks on the Exectuive branch. The President, the head of the Executive Branch, can appoint federal judges but the Senate must approve.