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Which branch of the US government has a length of term in office as life? a. Executive b. Judicial

The judicial branch of the United States government consists of the U.S. Supreme Court and other lower federal courts.  Justices on these courts do not have term limits.  The United States Constitution does not state any term limits for judges.  The Constitution states that "the Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour."  A Supreme Court justice, for example, can stay in office until they resign, pass away, or are removed from office.  They can be removed from office if they violate the rule of having "good Behaviour."  These rules also apply to judges in federal courts.  


The President of the United States does have a term limit, according to the U.S. Constitution.  Amendment XXII to the Constitution was passed in 1947 and ratified in 1951.  This was done after President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to four terms as the leader of the United States.

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