Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch is responsible for ___________ laws.

• Carrying out
• Creating
• Executing
• Interpreting

The case of Marbury v. Madison established the right of the Supreme Court's right to declare laws unconstitutional, which is also known as...

• Judicial Review
• Reserved Powers
• Concurrent Powers
• Judicial Restraint

Most federal cases are first heard in what type of courts?

• Remanded courts
• U.S District Courts
• The U.S Supreme Court
• U.S Court of Appeals

How many justices serve on the U.S Supreme Court?

• 7
• 5
• 9
• 11

A person committed a federal crime and is awaiting trial. In which court will the trial be held?

• A state trial court
• A state supreme court
• A U.S district court
• A U.S appellate court

In legal proceedings, lower courts tend to have original jurisdiction, this means...

• they are only allowed to hear felony cases
• they are only allowed to hear misdemeanor cases
• they have the right to hear a case for the first time
• they have the right to hear a case after it has already been tried in an appellate court

Approximately how many cases is the Supreme Court asked to hear every year?

• about 100
• about 1000
• about 500
• more than 5000

The outcome of a Supreme Court case is decided by a majority of justices. The smallest possible majority in the Supreme Court is...

• one vote
• five votes
• nine votes
• four votes

Which best explains how the U.S Supreme Court "checks" the power of Congress?

• By vetoing a law
• By passing a bill and making it a law
• By comparing laws to the Constitution through Judicial Review
• By ignoring a veto and signing a bill into law

In which article of the United States Constitution can you find information about the Judicial branch?

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• The Bill of Rights