47. What is the term of office of a supreme judge?

The Supreme Court in America adjudicates on acts passed through the political system by Congress and President. The Supreme Court's task is to declare whether an act is constitutional or unconstitutional. The Supreme Court cannot initiate a bill/act - it can only adjudicate. the judiciary would work free of political interference.

Hamilton stated that one of the most important features of a firm and independent judiciary was permanency in office for the judges appointed to it - "this quality may therefore be justly regarded as an indispensable ingredient in its constitution."

The Supreme Court is all protected from political interference. Judges are nominated by the president and ratified by the Senate. 

48. What is the capital of Massachusetts?

Massachusetts' capital is Boston and was founded by the Puritan colonists from England around the year 1630 A.D. Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region.

49. What is the capital of Virginia?

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. The population within the city limits was 204,214 in 2010.

The site of Richmond, at the fall line of the James River, had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610–1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America. The city entered the 20th century with one of the world's first successful electric streetcar systems, as well as a national hub of African-American commerce and culture, the Jackson Ward neighborhood.

50. What was the first capital of Virginia until 1780?

THE THREE CAPITALS OF VIRGINIA

The first capital of Virginia was Jamestown. In 1698 a fire destroyed much of Jamestown.

Williamsburg was the capital from 1699-1780.

Richmond became the capital in 1780.

51. What Russian visited and stayed in Williamsburg in the 1770s?

52. When are Democratic and Republican Conventions usually held?

53. Who chairs the House of Representatives?

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (or Speaker of the House) is the presiding officer of the chamber.

The Constitution does not require that the Speaker be an elected Member of Congress, but no non-member has ever been elected to the office.

The Speaker is second in the United States presidential line of succession, after the Vice President and ahead of the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate. Unlike in some Westminster system parliaments, in which the office of speaker is considered to be non-partisan, in the United States the speakership of the House is a leadership position in the majority party and the office-holder actively works to set that party's legislative agenda; the office is therefore endowed with considerable political power. The Speaker does not usually personally preside over debates, instead delegating the duty to freshman members of the House from the majority party.

Aside from duties relating to heading the House and the majority political party, the Speaker also performs administrative and procedural functions, and represents his or her congressional district.