Judicial Branch Notes

Multiple Choice

What Article of the Constitution gives power to the Judicial Branch?

• Article II
• Article I
• Article III
• Article IV

Multiple Choice

How long is the term of a Supreme Court Justice?

• For life
• Until retirement
• 4 years
• 10 years

Open Ended

Why did the founding fathers want Supreme Court Justices to serve life terms?

Multiple Choice

What is the highest court in the United States?

• District Court
• Circuit Court
• Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

What Supreme Court case gave the court Judicial Review?

• Marbury v. Madison
• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson

Multiple Choice

What does writ of certiorari stand for?

• A request for a new trial in the same court.
• A document filed to dismiss a case entirely.
• A legal term for a type of appeal without a hearing.
• A legal order for higher court review of a lower court's decision. "Called the rule of 4"

Multiple Choice

Who is the youngest current supreme court justice?

• Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Elena Kagan
• Sonia Sotomayor
• Amy Coney Barrett