In what ways are republican and democratic presidents nominee and strategies similar?

There are three questions to be answered, each should be 1 page in length.
question 1: In the public mind, appellate review drags on endlessly and result in a lack of finality in the process. Do you think this is a significant problem within the courts system?

question 2: In defining jurisdiction, justices and commentators have often expressed concern that the supreme court is the only major branch of government whose leaders are not directly elected by the people. Should justices be popularly elected? How would this impact the Supreme Court?

question 3: in selecting a person to fill a vacancy on the supreme court, how do democratic presidents differ from republican presidents? In particular, how do they differ in regards to the type of person they seek? In what ways are republican and democratic presidents nominee and strategies similar?