6.3 Supreme Court Justices

Congress set the number of justices at 9 in 1869 and it has stayed the same since.

Supreme Court justices are elected by popular vote.

Supreme Court justices serve for a fixed term of years.

The president can remove a justice at any time.

Most cases are judged by an odd number of justices.

The large number of justices makes split decisions mathematically unlikely.

Justices are usually aligned with the president's viewpoints.

Laws usually provide a clear answer for how justices should rule.

The Supreme Court will likely have a unanimous decision in most cases.

The Supreme Court will likely have a split decision in most cases.

The Supreme Court will likely lean toward views associated with the Democratic Party.

The Supreme Court will likely lean toward views associated with the Republican Party.

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