Students of Civics Unit 8: The Judicial Branch

What is highest court in the land?

• a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
• a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
• a.  U.S. District Court 
• a.  U.S. High Court

The president appoints Supreme Court justices for....

• 1 year
• 5 years
• life
• 10 years

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• 5
• 9
• 12
• 15

The leader of the Supreme Court is called the ___.

• Head Honcho
• Chief Justice
• Chief Courter
• Speaker of the Court

Who decides which cases the Supreme Court hears? 

• the court itself
• the president
• Congress
• they must hear all cases that are appealed to them

Which power makes the Supreme Court equal with the other 2 branches?

• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Requirements
• Judicial Review
• Judicial Replays

What is Judicial Review?

• The Supreme Court shaping polices by addressing social and political issues
• The Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
• A clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property.
• The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional 

A court’s authority to hear and decide cases - 

• judicial review
• writ of certiorari 
• jurisdiction
• stare decisis

A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law.

• civil case
• certificate 
• criminal case 
• original jurisdiction

A case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement.

• criminal case
• certificate
• civilian tribunal
• civil case