Whittaker was unsuited for the role and soon retired. Stewart and Harlan were conservative Republicans, while Brennan was a Democrat who became a leading voice for liberalism. In selecting a Chief Justice, Eisenhower looked for an experienced jurist who could appeal to liberals in the party as well as law-and-order conservatives, noting privately that Warren "represents the kind of political, economic, and social thinking that I believe we need on the Supreme Court ... He has a national name for integrity, uprightness, and courage that, again, I believe we need on the Court". In the next few years Warren led the Court in a series of liberal decisions that revolutionized the role of the Court. COUNT 5
QSN1 What were Harlan and Stewart's party affiliations? ANS1 Republicans QSN2 What party did Brennan belong to? ANS2 Democrat QSN3 Who did Eisenhower nominate for Chief Justice? ANS3 Warren QSN4 What sort of decisions did Warren favor on the Supreme Court? ANS4 liberal QSN5 Along with liberals, who was Eisenhower trying to appeal to with the Warren pick? ANS5 law-and-order conservatives