Judicial Branch Quiz Review

How many justices are on the US Supreme Court

• 9

• 12

• 13

• 7

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

Which Supreme Court decision overturned the doctrine of “separate but equal” and required schools to integrate and allow students of different ethnicities to go to school together?

• Korematsu v. the United States

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• University of Regents v. Bakke

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

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 4

Marbury v. Madison established …

• Dominance of the federal government over the states in interstate commerce

• The principle of judicial review

• The status of enslaved people as non-citizens

• Dominance of Maryland over the federal government in matters affecting Maryland taxes

The court of appeals has which type of jurisdiction?

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Exclusive Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

A defendant is convicted of a crime in the North Carolina Superior Court. However, he claims that during the trial, the judge allowed evidence that should not have been admitted. His appeal will MOST likely first be heard in which court?

• US Supreme Court

• NC Supreme Court

• US Court of Appeals

• NC Court of Appeals

An appellate court has the following options when it makes a ruling: A) Uphold a decision; B) Reverse a decision or C)

• Ignore the case

• Remand/ Send the case back to the lower court

• Retry the case

• Plea the case

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

The highest court in the U.S. is?

• Chief Justice
• Congress
• appellate court
• Supreme Court