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Official question #56US Citizenship Test
Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
Correct answer
To be independent (of politics)
Also accepted: To be independent (of politics) · To limit outside (political) influence
Why
Lifetime appointments let justices decide cases on the law without worrying about re-election or losing their jobs, which limits outside political influence.
Answer choices
- ABecause voters elect them for life
- BTo be independent (of politics)
- CSo the President can remove them at any time
- DBecause there are not enough judges