Judicial Branch

Which of the following is not a part of the Judicial Branch of government?

• The Supreme Court

• Federal Court of Appeals

• Federal District Courts

• Department of Justice

• all of the above

What is considered the highest court of the United States? T

• Supreme Court

• Department of Justice

• The Presidential Court

• The Federal Court of Appeals

• The Congressional Court

True or False: A decision made by the Supreme Court can be appealed to the Senate.

• False

• True

• no clue

How many justices are there on the current Supreme Court?

• 1

• 6

• 9

• 12

• too many to count

How long is the term for a Supreme Court justice?

• 4 years

• 6 years

• for the rest of their life

• no clue

• 1-2 years depending on how much they enjoy it

What two documents guarantee the right of a fair judicial process to every citizen of the United States?

• The Constitution and Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta and The Constitution

• The Rule of Law and the Fair Trial Papers

• The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

What happens if a person can`t afford a lawyer?

• They are automatically determined guilty

• They are given a lawyer by the government

• They must represent themselves before the judge

• The judge acts as their lawyer

• They must take out a loan to pay for a lawyer

If someone feels that their trial was not fair or was handled wrong, what is the next step they can take in the judicial process?

• They can appeal to a higher court of law.

• They can ask for a Congressman to pardon them.

• They can fire their lawyer and ask the judge for another trial.

• They can flee to another country and then declare a new trial.

• There is nothing they can do.