What is the term length for a member of the U.S. Supreme Court?
6 years
10 years
20 years
Life
Correct Answer :
D. Life
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29
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The Supreme Court
The Attorney General
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Fifth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
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Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
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Executive
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4 years
6 years
8 years
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Grants the right to bear arms
Guarantees the right to a speedy trial
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Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Sixteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
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Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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21 years old
25 years old
30 years old
35 years old
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The Senate
The Supreme Court
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