Why Did the Framers Include Life Tenure for Federal Judges

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why did the Framers include life tenure for federal judges?

• A)To attract candidates for the positions
• B)To make it more difficult for the president and Congress to agree on good candidates
• C)To make judges less likely to be moved by political pressures
• D)To ensure that judges would remain ethical while in office
• E)To make the judiciary more powerful than Congress or the president

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