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1) There are four main reasons that the court has been argued as being an undemocratic institution. These four reasons are; First off, members of the Judiciary are not elected, they are appointed by the Executive and then confirmed by the Senate. Second, federal judges are allowed to serve on a term that lasts until death, they decide to retire, or if they are impeached by the House of Representatives and then convicted by the Senate. This has never happened. Due to this term it is seen that the judges are not held accountable for their actions that take place in court. Thirdly, It is the supreme courts fundamental power that is being questioned whether or not it is undemocratic. It is seen that Judicial Review is countermajoritarian, thus the go against the majority rule which in the end is undemocratic. Finally, it is seen that the Supreme court is less demographically represented than that of our legislative branches. It hasn’t been until the last three decades until women and minorities had broken through into the supreme court, and every member of the court has been a lawyer, thus one profession dominates an entire branch of our government. In defense to these acquisitions one, who supports the court as a necessary part of