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39.How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
39.最高法院有幾位大法官？
Answer: Nine (9)
答案：九位
Explanation: The Supreme Court, which is the most important court in the United States, has changed in many ways since it was first founded (or created) in 1790.
解釋：美國最重要的法院，最高法院自1790年創建以來改變了很多。
When the Supreme Court first began, there were only six justices (or the judges who work on the Supreme Court).
最高法院剛開始只有6位大法官（或在最高法院里工作的法官）。
This number changed six times, but since 1869 there have always been nine justices.
這個數字發生了六次改變，但自1869年以來最高法院就一直是九位大法官。
Supreme Court justices are appointed (or given their positions by people who work in politics).
最高法院大法官都是被任命的（或他們的職位是政府官員給予的）。
First they are nominated, which is when the president selects or picks them and says that this is the person who should get the job.
首先他們被總統提名，那是在總統選擇或挑選他們并稱這個人應該得到這份工作的時候。
Then they are rejected or accepted by the U.S. Senate.
然后由美國參議院決定他們的去留。
Justices are not rejected very often.
法官不會被頻繁否決。
In fact, only 12 nominees have ever been rejected as Supreme Court justices.
事實上，只有12名候選人被否決成為最高法院大法官。
All the others have been confirmed (or approved when at least half of the Senate members voted for them).
其他所有人都獲得了批準（或同意，至少有一半的參議員投了他的票）。
The leader of these nine justices is called the Chief Justice; the other eight are called Associate Justices.
這九位大法官的領袖被稱為首席大法官；其他八位被稱為聯合大法官。
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