Unit 4: Judicial Branch, Civil Rights & Liberties

According to the Tinker vs. Des Moines Supreme Court cast, what does the Tinker test refer to?

• A school's ability to limit student speech when a disruption occurs

• 1st Amendment rights do not apply to students while in school

• Threatening speech does not invade the rights of others

• The courts have ruled that students do not have rights while in school

Who has the authority to confirm presidential appointments of judges?

• President

• Congress

• Courts

• Senate

Which of the following do the courts have the power to do?

• create lower federal courts

• pass laws creating executive agencies

• declare presidential actions unconstitutional

• all of the above

How does someone become a Supreme Court Justice?

• by popular election

• by retention election

• by a presidential appointment

• by passing a civil rights test

If you lose your case in federal district court, which court would you appeal to first?

• District Court

• U.S. Appellate Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• State Circuit Court

The majority of cases the Supreme Court hears come from?

• lower courts as appeals

• through federal jurisdiction

• from the President

• through Congressional hearings

Which is the fourth type of opinion issued by the Supreme Court? Majority opinion, Dissenting opinion, Concurring opinion and?

• Minority opinion

• Brief opinion

• Legal opinion

• Unanimous opinion

Which of the following refers to when a precedent is established by a Court's decision?

• Similar case from the past that is used to help form future opinions

• The opinion held by the majority of the justices on a case

• A legal brief used to send someone to prison

• An opinion held by all Supreme Court justices

Congress can influence the Supreme Court by confirming appointments, proposing constitutional amendments and?

• Setting the number of justices on the court

• Appointing justices

• Writing legal opinions

• Ignoring rulings

The basic purpose of the Bill of Rights is to?

• Describe the powers of the three branches of government

• Guarantee the rights of individuals

• Limit the powers of state governments

• Establish a system of checks and balances