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AQA A-Level Politics 7152
The Nature and Sources of the British Constitution
The Structure and Role of Parliament
The Prime Minister and Cabinet
The UK Judiciary
Devolution
Democracy and Participation
Topic overviewDemocracy, Legitimacy and Direct DemocracyDirect and Representative Democracy ComparedThe Reform Acts of 1832 to 1884 and the ChartistsSuffragists and SuffragettesWho Can Vote Today, and Votes at 16Forms of Political ParticipationTurnout, Apathy and Proposals for ReformPartisan and Class Dealignment
Elections and Referendums
Topic overviewMajoritarian and Proportional SystemsThe Additional Member System, STV and Other SystemsThe 1945 and 1979 General ElectionsThe 1997 and 2010 General ElectionsModels of Voting BehaviourLeadership, Manifestos, Campaigns and the MediaThe Nature and Use of ReferendumsRegulating Referendums, and the Case For and Against
Political Parties in the UK
Pressure Groups in the UK
The UK and the European Union
The Constitutional Framework of US Government
Congress
The US Presidency
The US Supreme Court
US Elections and Direct Democracy
Topic overviewCongressional Elections and Electoral College VotesThe Electoral CollegeThe Invisible Primary, Primaries and CaucusesSuper Tuesday, Momentum and DelegatesWhat Decides a US ElectionCampaign Finance RegulationParty Coalitions and Voting BehaviourRealignment, Dealignment, Split-Ticket Voting and TurnoutDirect Democracy at State Level
Political Parties in the USA
Pressure Groups in the USA
Civil Rights in the USA
Comparative Politics: Theoretical Approaches
Constitutions and Legislatures Compared
The Executives Compared
The Judiciaries Compared
Electoral and Party Systems Compared
Pressure Groups Compared
Civil Rights Compared
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
NationalismIdeology
FeminismIdeology
MulticulturalismIdeology
AnarchismIdeology
The US Supreme Court
The Composition and Tenure of the Court
- 4 things to know
- Paper 2
Overview
Recall questions on the Article establishing the federal judiciary, how many justices sit and who fixes that, and the terms on which they hold office.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Key term
Outline the stages of appointing a Supreme Court justice.
Numbers
Give two nominations that failed at the Senate stage.
Process
How may a Supreme Court justice be removed, and what protects judicial tenure?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
Which Article establishes the federal judiciary?
Model answer
Article III.
- 2
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court, and who fixes that number?
Model answer
Nine, a figure set by Congress in statute rather than by the Constitution.
- 3
On what terms do Supreme Court justices hold office?
Model answer
They serve during good behaviour, which in practice means life tenure with no mandatory retirement age.
- 4
How can a justice be removed from the Court?
Model answer
Only by impeachment in the House and conviction by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.
- 5
Give two constitutional protections of judicial independence.
Model answer
Security of tenure for life, and a guarantee that a judge's salary cannot be reduced while in office.
- 6
Outline the stages of appointing a Supreme Court justice.
Model answer
A vacancy arises, the president nominates a candidate, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearings and reports a recommendation, and the full Senate votes to confirm by simple majority.
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