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The President nominates a candidate for the Supreme Court Justice, but which part of Congress must approve his/her nomination?
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The Secretary of Judicial Affairs
The Vice President
The House of Representatives
The Senate
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How many Justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
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The President nominates a candidate for the Supreme Court Justice, but which part of Congress must approve his/her nomination?
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How many Justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
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What is the term of office for a federal judge?
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Which of these is a similarity between the term of office for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and a member of Congress?
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Which of these is a difference between the term of office for a Federal judge and a member of Congress?
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When a person becomes a Supreme Court Justice, he or she hold that job
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Which of these statements is a Constitutional requirement in order to become a judge at the Federal level?
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Regardless of which state a person lives in, all American citizens enjoy the rights contained in the Constitution and the Amendments thanks to the
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Amendments Four through Eight deal with rights of
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A person accused of a crime was sentenced to life in prison after being denied the right to a jury trial. In that situation, which constitutional principle was violated?
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to
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Which example BEST represents a limit placed on the Federal Government?
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A police officer has an arrest warrant for a suspect. Which action must occur at the time of the arrest?
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The American concept of due process can be traced back to common law practices that were FIRST codified in the
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The idea of an accused person's right to due process was originally found in which English document?
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he United States Supreme Court has ensured that a person accused of a crime is guaranteed "due process of the law" by
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Samuel has been criticizing the policies of the state government, which has led law enforcement officials to conduct a raid on his home. He could be protected, though, by which Constitutional Amendment?
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In legal proceedings, lower courts tend to have original jurisdiction, meaning
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Which branch of the federal government is responsible for interpreting the laws of the United States?
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The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle of
