Judicial Branch Progress

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

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

• 8

• 5

• 9

• 7

True or False, in order to be a supreme court justice you are required to have been born in the U.S?

• True
• False

How many Appellate Courts are in the United States?

• 5
• 12
• 50
• 10

What is the age requirement for the Supreme Court Justices?

• 50
• 45
• 40
• No age requirement

How many District courts are in the U.S. Federal Court System?

• 94
• 12
• 50
• 435

Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Anthony Kennedy

• John Roberts

• Brett Kavanaugh

What is the term limit for a Supreme Court Justice?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• Unlimited

This type of jurisdiction is shared by both Federal and State judiciary.

• Appellate
• Concurrent
• Exclusive
• Original

In the federal system, a district court has the power to

• retry a case that was first decided by a State court.
• exercise original jurisdiction over a federal case.
• apply appellate jurisdiction to a federal case.
• determine if a lower court made an unconstitutional ruling on a case.