US Supreme Court Justices

How is a justice of the US Supreme Court appointed?

• the US president nominates a candidate and the US Senate approves by them a majority vote

• the US president nominates a candidate, the Senate Judiciary Committee votes to send the nomination with a positive/negative or no recommendation and the US Senate approves it by a majority vote

• the US president nominates a candidate, the Senate Judiciary Committee votes to send the nomination with a positive/negative or no recommendation, the US Senate approves it by a majority vote and the president issues a written appointment

the Senate Judiciary Committee interviews the nominee about their law or tax .......

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How many justices are there in the US Supreme Court?

Most current justices were appointed by the presidents who belonged to the ....................party

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Most presidents nominate individuals who broadly share their ideological view.

• True

• False

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A candidate must be born in the US.

• True

• False

The US Supreme Court Justice job is for life. Write three reasons they may lose it.

One of their roles is to protect the fundamental ............of all Americans.

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