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The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. The court cannot (1) its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law (2) justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that (3) the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial. Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be (4) as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not (5) by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself (6) to the code of conduct that (7) to the rest of the federal judiciary. This and other similar cases (8) the question of whether there is still a (9) between the court and politics. The framers of the Constitution envisioned law (10) having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions (11) they would be free to (12) those in power and have no need to (13) political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely (14) . Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social (15) like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it (16) is inescapably political – which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily (17) as unjust. The justices must (18) doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves (19) to the code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, (20) , convincing as law.
答案速查:1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.C 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.D
1. The court cannot its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law
答案:B
2. justices behave like politicians
答案:A
3. justices acted in ways that the court's reputation for being independent and impartial
答案:B
4. the court's decisions will be as impartial judgments
答案:D
5. the justices are not by an ethics code
答案:C
6. the court should make itself to the code of conduct
答案:B
7. the code of conduct that to the rest of the federal judiciary
答案:D
8. This and other similar cases the question of whether there is still a
答案:B
9. whether there is still a between the court and politics
答案:A
10. envisioned law having authority apart from politics
答案:B
11. They gave justices permanent positions they would be free to
答案:A
12. they would be free to those in power and have no need to
答案:C
13. have no need to political support
答案:C
14. precisely because they are so closely
答案:D
15. choices rooted in fundamental social
答案:A
16. the law it is inescapably political
答案:C
17. decisions split along ideological lines are so easily as unjust
答案:A
18. The justices must doubts about the court's legitimacy
答案:C
19. making themselves to the code of conduct
答案:D
20. make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, , convincing as law
答案:D