Government - Unit 3 - Lesson 3
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Social Studies
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9th Grade
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Sara Honsinger
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The United States Supreme Court is sometimes called
SCOTUS
Congress
NAFTA
SEATO
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In most instances a case gets to the Supreme Court after..
it has been ruled on in a lower court or court of appeals.
the President signs an executive order for it to be heard.
Congress passes legislation for it to be heard.
a state rules that the President vetoed one of their own laws.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you lost all of your appeals, and you still believe your case should be heard by the Supreme Court you can issue ____________.
a civil lawsuit
an ex post facto law
a writ of certiorari
a minority brief
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What must be exhausted before the Supreme Court hears a case?
your appeals at the lower levels of the state or federal system
your ability to sit in jail any longer
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False:
Every writ of certiorari must be heard by the Supreme Court.
TRUE
FALSE
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of the Solicitor General?
They petition for a writ of certiorari for cases that have been appealed once before in a higher court.
They screen out a lot of petitions because those cases don't raise a lot of federal law questions or because they've already been decided in other cases.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many U.S. district courts are there?
50
94
663
12
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