The Judicial Branch - 6.2 The US Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Justices are confirmed by whose approval?

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Senate

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How long is a term of a Supreme Court Justice?

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As long as they choose

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How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

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9

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The U.S. Supreme Court is:

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responsible for deciding whether laws violate the U.S. Constitution, located in Washington, D.C., the highest court in all of the land

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The head of the U.S. Supreme Court is called:

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Chief Justice of the United States

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Who has the constitutional authority to nominate people to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States (S.C.O.T.U.S)?

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the President of the United States (P.O.T.U.S)

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Most cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court on:

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appeal

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Which landmark court case established the principle of judicial review?

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Marbury v. Madison

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As the Supreme Court goes about its work of interpreting and applying laws passed by Congress, it exemplifies

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the system of checks and balances

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Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes once said that the Constitution "means what the judges say it means." He was defining the Supreme Court's

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power of judicial review