2025 test · Question 56 of 128
Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- To be independent optional: (of politics)
- To limit outside optional: (political) influence
Our explanation
The Founders did not want judges to decide cases based on politics or elections. Justices are not elected, and they serve for life. This keeps them independent of politics and limits outside influence.
Remember it
Life term, no elections to win: justices can stay independent of politics.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 29: “they did not want the judges… to make decisions about the law based on politics or elections.” M-1778 (09/25) Q56: “To be independent (of politics)”; “To limit outside (political) influence.”
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