Key Terms
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
The number of Supreme Court Justices since 1869 (still the number today!).
What is nine?
Opponents say lifetime jobs let judges act like these sports officials (who have no stake in the game!).
What are referees?
This NYC subway critter is famous for dragging a slice of pizza down the stairs (and probably wants term limits for pizza judges).
What is a rat? 🐀
A rule that says how long someone can stay in a job, like presidents serving 8 years.
What is a term limit?
This country uses term limits for judges, which some people say the US should copy.
What is Mexico?
Term limits could stop presidents from doing this to the Court for decades.
What is controlling/influencing the Court?
Justices need years to master this, like a librarian knowing all of the books in the library.
What is the law?
Opponents say term limits could cause chaos, like the squirrels who hang out at and look for snacks at this famous Manhattan park.
What is Central Park? 🌳
A job you keep for life unless you retire (like Supreme Court justices today).
What is a lifetime appointment?
A Supreme Court nominee must be approved by them after being nominated by the President.
What is the Senate?
Adding younger judges with different backgrounds could ensure this.
What is diversity?
This document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government of the United States, including the Supreme Court.
What is the Constitution?
If judges had term limits, they might spend their retirement visiting this fun-filled amusement park found on the beach south of Brooklyn.
What is visiting Coney Island? 🎢
This system makes sure one branch of government doesn't get too powerful.
What are checks & balances?
Opponents of term limits say lifetime appointments help justices stay independent from these people.
What are politicians?
A judge deciding to quit before their lifetime appointment ends.
What is retirement?
This is what opponents say lifetime jobs provide for the public, arguing that constantly changing rules would cause chaos.
What is stability?
This furry bodega employee works the night shift and accepts payment in catnip.
Who is the bodega cat? 🐈
Judges making decisions without politicians telling them what to do.
What is judicial independence?
The Founders wanted judges to check Congress & the President without fearing this consequence.
What is losing their job?
Supporters argue that adding justices more frequently to the Court could prompt it to prioritize contemporary issues, such as the ongoing debate over this social media platform.
What is TikTok?
Opponents worry that enforcing term limits could enable this person to make rushed decisions and nominate a justice who is too young or extreme.
The President
Some people prefer this snack from a stand with mustard. Some prefer it with ketchup. No judgement either way!
What is a hot dog?🌭