Judicial Branch

Role of the judicial branch

• make laws
• interpret laws
• enforce laws
• impeach a president

Highest court in the land

• appellate courts
• trial courts
• district courts
• Supreme Courts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Name for a Supreme Court judge

• bench
• jury
• judicial review
• justice

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Number of justices on the Supreme Court

• 5
• 9
• 100
• 435

A check the judicial branch has on the legislative branch

• Impeach for committing a crime
• Veto laws
• Nominate a justice to the Supreme Court
• Declare a law to be unconstitutional

Term of office for a Supreme Court justice

• elected for a period of 5 years
• nominated for a period of 10 years
• elected for a period of 8 years
• nominated for life (until retirement or death)

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

• declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional
• review the Constitution and make laws
• review the Constitution and veto laws
• impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional

Which Article describes the Judicial Branch?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Articles of Confederation

The person in charge on the Supreme Court is called a __________ ___________

• First Justice
• Chief Justice
• Speaker of the Supreme Court
• Premier Justice

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• President

• Senate

• Vice President

• Congress

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5