Benchmark 2 Review (Judicial Branch)

Which of the following are needed to win a seat on the federal bench?

• nomination and approval by the president

• an open election and approval by Congress

• a presidential nomination and approval by the House

• a presidential nomination and approval by the Senate

The text below describes which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

"A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

If a judge remands a case, where is the case sent?

• To a civil court

• To the Supreme Court

• To an appellate court

• To a lower court

Court cases involving child adoption fall under which jurisdiction?

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

• Administrative Law

• Constitutional Law

Which of these is the most probable penalty for a person who loses a civil suit

• Payment

• Imprisonment

• House arrest

• Community service

Which case extended the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection under the law?

• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

The authority to hear certain cases is called:

• the due process clause

• the separate but equal doctrine

• litigation

• jurisdiction

Which document guarantees freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure?

• Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Federalist Papers

According to the graph, which statement is accurate in showing the relationship between types of crime and probation?

• Probation most commonly resulted from property crimes.

• More people received probation because of assaultive offenses in 1995 than in 2000.

• More people received probation because of drug offenses than property crimes.

• Probation resulting from driving while impaired (DWI) convictions increased from 1995 to 2000.

In a criminal case, a jury determines

• Whether a person’s plea deal can be accepted

• The best way to settle a disagreement between two people

• Whether someone is guilty of breaking the law

• How much person one person needs to pay another person