Supreme court nomination knowledge inventory

1. A vacancy on the Supreme Court has occurred about once every two years, so a president will probably have at least one appointment during his term.

• True

• False

The current justices get to vote on who will fill a vacancy.

• True

• False

The appointment to Chief Justice automatically goes to the senior most justice on the court.

• True

• False

Supreme Court nominees always have previous judicial experience.

• True

• False

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

• True

• False

Justices are obligated to rule according to the ideology of the president who appointed them.

• True

• False

The president has final word on whether a nominee will be confirmed.

• True

• False

Today geographical balance (where a nominee is from) is also important when selecting a nominee.

• True

• False

You meet the Constitutional requirements for a Supreme Court justice.

• True

• False

About how many cases are appealed to the Supreme Court each year?

• 70-80

• 1,000 -2,000

• 7,000 - 9,000

• 100,000