官方第 56 题US Citizenship Test
Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
最高法院大法官终身任职，为什么？
正确答案
To be independent (of politics)
为了保持（政治上的）独立
也可接受： To be independent (of politics) · To limit outside (political) influence
原因
终身任职使大法官能够依据法律裁决案件，而无需担心连任或丢掉职位，从而限制了外部政治影响。
答案选项
- ABecause voters elect them for life因为选民终身选举他们
- BTo be independent (of politics)为了保持（政治上的）独立
- CSo the President can remove them at any time以便总统可以随时罢免他们
- DBecause there are not enough judges因为法官人手不足