Judicial branch and court cases quiz

Supreme Court justices must be...

• Nominated by the House and confirmed by the Senate

• Nominated by the Senate and confirmed by the Supreme Court

• Nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate

• Affiliated with the same political party as the sitting president

The responsibilities of the Judicial Branch are outlined in the Constitution in …

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 4

This is the type of opinion written by a Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the court's ruling:

• Majority opinion

• concurrent opinion

• Dissenting opinion

• This is not an option for justices to do

Role of the judicial branch

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

How many Supreme Court Justices sit on the Supreme Court?

• 7

• 9

• 5

• 12

When a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision reached by the Court in a case, but not with the reasons why the Court made that decision, he or she may choose to write a

• concurring opinion.
• dissenting opinion.
• majority opinion.
• unanimous opinion.

The Supreme Court ruling a State law unconstitutional is an example of what?

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Restraint

• Judicial Activism

• Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction is when:

• a court is the first to hear a case

• a court has the authority to hear a case

• a court reviews the decision of a lower court

• power is shared between the Federal and State courts to hear a certain case

Appellate Jurisdiction is when:

• a court is the first to hear a case

• a court has the authority to hear a case

• a court reviews the decision of a lower court

• power is shared between the Federal and State courts to hear a certain case

The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other branches of government is known as what?

• Executive Order

• Checks and Balances

• Amendment Process

• Superpowers