The ethical judgments of the Supreme Cou

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问题 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.A.soB.sinceC.providedD.though

选项 A.so
B.since
C.provided
D.though

答案 A

解析 本句主要考查空格前后两个分句的逻辑关系。本句句意是:他们给法官们终身任期,_____法官们能够……?。确定此题答案需要结合前一句所要诠释的意思,“宪法的制定者认为法律应该具有脱离政治的管辖权,这样一来,法官就可以免受掌权者的影响了”。由此可知,后一分句是前一分句的目的,只有so可以引导目的状语从句,表示“以便,为了”。故选项[A]为正确答案。
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