Would McCain change court? Over the last century, most Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices have not worked to end judicial activism. Would McCain buck the trend with his appointees?(SUPREME COURT)(John McCain)

What effect would a John McCain presidency have on the Supreme Court? That question is perhaps even more important this election year, since three or four Supreme Court justices are likely to retire during the next presidential term.

Would McCain nominate judges who would change the present ideological mix of the court and move it in the conservative direction? Would he nominate judges who vote to overturn precedents such as the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide? McCain says that this is exactly what he would do. "John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned," his campaign website says, "and as president ...