American Government — System of Government · Question 38 of 128
What is the term length of a federal judge?
Practice answer: Life (during good behavior)
Why this is the answer
Federal judges serve during good behavior, which usually means for life. This helps courts remain independent from regular elections.
On the 2026 citizenship test, a USCIS officer asks up to 20 questions from the official 128-question pool — answering 12 correctly passes.
Study translations and question index
Practice index: 38. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:38:es
¿Cuál es la duración del mandato de un juez federal?
De por vida (mientras mantengan buena conducta)
العربية — practice:38:ar
ما هي مدة ولاية القاضي الفيدرالي؟
مدى الحياة (أثناء حسن السلوك)
Official syllabus and legal sources
M-1778 (09/25) — 2025 USCIS syllabus. Retrieved 2026-10-15. Check current USCIS answers.
- 8 U.S.C. § 1423 — English, history and civics requirements
- 8 C.F.R. § 312.2 — Knowledge of history and government
These laws establish testing requirements; they are not individual legal advice or a citation for every historical answer. Practice questions and study translations are editorial learning aids, not official USCIS translations. Confirm the test version that applies to your filing date.
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