Judicial Branch Quiz

The authority to hear a case is called

• Prior Restraint

• Authorization

• Affirmation

• Jurisdiction

Which is not a level of the federal court system?

• Supreme Court

• District Courts

• Courts of Appeals

• Special Courts

How many district courts are there?

• 100
• 12
• 94
• 1

What is the purpose of legislative courts?

• To pass laws
• To raise money
• To help carry out a law passed by Congress
• To select replacements for Congressional vacanies

What is the Court of last resort in all federal opinions?

• Appellate Court
• District Court
• Circuit Court
• The Supreme Court

What is an opinion?

• The views of the litigants in a case.

• The decision of the Court.

• The legal reasoning explaining a decision

• The jury's decision on a case.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

• Stephan Breyer
• Clarence Thomas
• John Roberts
• Antonin Scalia

Which Chief Justice established Judicial Review?

• John Roberts
• Oliver Wendell Holmes
• William Howard Taft
• John Marshall

An opinion that argues that the ruling of the court was incorrect

• Concurring Opinion

• Majority Opinion

• Per Curiam Opinion

• Dissenting Opinion

The power of the court to rule acts of Congress and the President unconstitutional.

• Final Appeal
• Court Perogative
• Judicial Review
• Judicial Independence