What is the purpose of the “lifetime tenure” provision in the Constitution?

What will be an ideal response?


This provision grants federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court lifetime appointments to the Court; they cannot be removed by voters or by members of Congress (except in the case of impeachment in extreme circumstances). The idea behind this provision is that it makes the judiciary independent, or protected/insulated from political pressure.

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The __________________ was created to supplement private capital for international investment, originally with the intent of reconstructing Europe

Fill in the blank with correct word

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State legislatures work with ______ to deal with education policy questions.

a. governors b. the President c. state departments of education d. citizens

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Federalism results in all of the following EXCEPT

a. a division of authority between the national and state governments. b. citizens having responsibilities to both their state government and the national government. c. citizens being simultaneously citizens of the United States and citizens of one of the states. d. citizens being accountable to both state and national laws. e. a balanced relationship between the legislature, judiciary, and executive.

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Which of the following is NOT an asymmetrical network?

a.) chain b.) star c.) circle d.) all-channel

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