United StatesQuestion 45 (2025 list) · System of government

Who appoints federal judges?

  1. aThe Senate
  2. bThe PresidentCorrect answer
  3. cThe Chief Justice
  4. dThe voters of each state

Why?

The President appoints federal judges, including Supreme Court justices. The Senate must approve them, but the appointment is made by the President.

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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

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