Supreme Court Quiz

The Supreme Court opens with the announcement "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!" What does it mean?

• Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!

• . Come to order. The Court is in session.

• . Both A and B.

• The court does not open with this outdated announcement. A chime rings.

What job qualifications does the Constitution require of Supreme Court nominees?

• They must be a U.S. citizen.

• They must be a lawyer.

• None.

• They must already be a judge.

The Constitution says that justices may serve:

• For life

• As long as they maintain good behavior.

• Until they are voted out of office.

• Until the President asks them to resign.

Before walking into the courtroom to hear a case, what do the justices do as a group?

• Shake hands.

• Pray.

• Wish each other well

• Touch the frame of a portrait of the first chief justice John Jay.

Out of the more than 7,000 cases the Court is asked to hear each term, how many is it able to hear?

• About 1,000.

• About 700.

• About 100.

• About one a week.

What do the justices, primarily, do with their time when they are not on the bench?

• Write opinions.

• Write laws.

• Appoint other judges.

• Find out how the President wants them to rule on cases.

An independent judiciary means that:

• Judges are not influenced by opinion polls or protest marches.

• Judges are not influenced by media reports.

• Judges do not ask the President or members of Congress how the Court should decide cases.

• All of the above.