What does lifetime tenure mean to federal judges?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that if judges are not afraid of losing their jobs by making unpopular decisions, then presumably they will do the right thing.
2, Note that because federal judges are exempted from democracy's traditional accountability mechanism—the need to face periodic elections, which often keeps other public officials from making unpopular decisions—judges are better positioned to make decisions that go against society's dominant values and policy preferences.
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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding __________
a. presidential powers to conduct war b. the role of the vice president should the president die or become incapacitated c. the president's powers to negotiate treaties d. the separate election of the vice president
Which argument was put forward as an argument against a missile defense system?
a. It would probably generate a new round in the arms race as the side that did not have it raced to build additional new missiles so that it could penetrate the defensive shield. b. The United States and the USSR had successfully achieved a major strategic arms reduction agreement, and strategic defense undermined that agreement. c. The Soviets were so far ahead of the United States in strategic defense that it was impossible to catch up. Money should therefore be spent elsewhere. d. It violated the UN charter. Therefore, it would lead to a more dangerous world.
What is the purpose of the Regulation Room?
What will be an ideal response?
Hungary, after going through its democratic transition in the 1990s, established a system of judicial review similar to Germany's and the one in the United States
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.