Why has Congress limited the growth of judicial salaries, and what are some of the dangers of this policy?

What will be an ideal response?

One major reason Congress has limited judicial salaries is that for a long time, judicial and legislative salaries were linked. Members did not want to raise their own salaries since this might be politically unpopular, so they did not raise judicial salaries either. They also may not want to raise judges’ salaries because of budgetary problems. One danger of this policy is that talented individuals may not seek federal judgeships because they can make so much more money outside of the government.

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By 2009, the Texas Constitution had been amended

A) 467 times. B) 254 times. C) 128 times. D) 27 times. E) 17 times.

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Which of the following best describes the governor’s powers of clemency?

a. A governor may unilaterally grant a pardon. b. A governor is not bound to follow recommendations from the Board of Pardons and Paroles. c. The governor’s clemency powers are stronger today than when the Texas Constitution was written. d. The governor must get approval from the Texas Senate for a pardon. e. The clemency power does not extend to death penalty cases.

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