The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices became an important issue recently. The court cannot【B1】______its legitimacy

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问题     The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices became an important issue recently. The court cannot【B1】______its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law【B2】______justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that【B3】______the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial   
    Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito Jr. , for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be【B4】______as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not【B5】______by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself【B6】______to the code of conduct that【B7】______to the rest of the federal judiciary.
    This and other cases【B8】______the question of whether there is still a【B9】______between the court and politics.
    The framers of the Constitution envisioned law【B10】______having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions【B11】______they would be free to【B12】______those in power and have no need to【B13】______political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely【B14】______.
    Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social 【B15】______like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it【B16】______is inescapably political—which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily【B17】______as unjust.
    The justices must【B18】______doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves【B19】______to the code of conduct. That would make their rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, 【B20】______, convincing as law.
【B3】

选项 A、rendered
B、weakened
C、established
D、eliminated

答案B

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