Question

Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court justices?

a. The Chief Justice serves for life, and the associate justices have set terms.
b. The Chief Justice and associate justices serve for life or until resignation.
c. The Congress has decreased the size of the Supreme Court over time.
d. The Congress can remove a justice with the president's consent.

Answer 1

b. The Chief Justice and associate justices serve for life or until resignation.

Step-by-step explanation:

In my notes, there are no mentions of justices having a set term, congress removing a justice, and it has increases the size of the Supreme Court.

I also took the test and got a 100%.

Answer 2

The judges of the Supreme Court - all of them - can serve for life. The exact phrasing of the condition under which they can continue serving is as long s they display "good behaviour".

Their removal would proceed through the process of impeachment: the correct answer is
d. The Congress can remove a justice with the president's consent.