Supreme Court

The Supreme Court justices decide to hear about this many cases each term.

• 25

• 80

• 200

• 1500

This is something that is submitted by the lawyers on each side respectively of a case that explains how they want the Court to decide their case.

• written brief
• oral brief
• petition list
• Supreme Court application

This is an hour long argument where each side has 30 minutes to present its case to the justices.

• google presentation
• oral
• written
• witness testamony

Does the Court reverse more cases than it upholds? Yes or No

• No

• Yes

Oral arguments can be witnessed by people in the courtroom. Yes or No

• yes
• no
• depends on the day
• depends on if Congress is in session.

What is the role of the United States Supreme Court in our democracy?

• resolve disputes that arise over the meaning of federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
• to determine if the states are violating their citizens constitutional rights.
• to determine if the politicians in any particular state are taking unfair advantage of their constituents.
• resolve disputes that arise between the United States and foreign countries.

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

• 70-80

• 1,000 -2,000

• 7,000 - 9,000

• 100,000

What are the ways that the legislative branch can check the power of the Supreme Court?

• #1  Approve or reject judicial nominees, impeach judges, set judicial salaries.
• #2  Change laws in response to decisions.
• #3  Ignore the ruilings that Congress doesn't agree with.
• #1 and #2 are correct.

There are this many judges on the U.S. Supreme Court

• 5
• 7
• 9
• 11

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently located in this city.

• Chicago, Illinois
• New York, New York
• Washington D.C.
• Los Angeles, California