The Judicial Branch

The Federal Court System is made up of all of the following levels EXCEPT

• District
• Circuit
• Probate
• Supreme

This legal concept was established in the case of Marbury v Madison and forms the foundation of the court's authority.

• Judicial Review
• Judicial Restraint
• Judcial Activism
• Judicial Legislation

This law enforcement agency is the only one that is under the Judicial Branch and is the oldest law enforcement agency in the country.

• The FBI
• The Secret Service
• The US Marshals Service
• The State Police

What are the Constitutional requirements to be a Supreme Court Justice?

• To have a law degree and to be appointed by the President.
• To be nominated by the President and approved by the Senate.
• To have prior experience as a judge, to be nominated by the President, and approved by the Senate.
• To win a national election for the office of Justice.

All of the following are roles of the US Marshal Service EXCEPT

• Witness Security
• Judicial Security
• Fugative Operations
• Border Security

Supreme Court justices generally follow this rule when selecting which cases to hear.

• The Rule of Four
• The Rule of Seven
• The Rule of Law
• The Rule of the Majority

The reluctance to interpret the law and to hesitate to overturn existing legal precedent unless it is obviously unconstitutional is called what?

• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism
• Constitutional Interpretation
• The Status Quo

Of the three levels of Federal Courts, which one utilizes a jury?

• District
• Circuit
• Supreme
• All of them

In the Brown v Board of Education case, what was the practice that the court had established in Plessy v Fergusson, but that was now being viewed as possibly unconstitutional? 

• The Monroe Docrine
• Separate But Equal
• Equal Protection of the law
• The Doctrine of Dred Scott

The practice of interpreting the Constitution in light of the norms and values of present day society is often referred to as

• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism
• Originalism
• Jurist Prudence