Judicial Branch

The number of Supreme Court Justices is?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

The Court of Final appeal in the US is

• Supreme
• Appeals
• District
• Circuit

How are federal judges including the Supreme Court selected?

• Named by the President, confirmed by the Senate.

• Named by the President.

• They are elected.

• Named by the previous judge.

The Judicial Branch was created in…

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Name for a Supreme Court judge

• bench
• jury
• judicial review
• justice

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Unconstitutional means _____________

• to charge a public official with wrong doing
• the Constitution does NOT allow it
• rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
• to determine the meaning of the Constitution

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Term of office for a Supreme Court justice

• elected for a period of 5 years
• nominated for a period of 10 years
• elected for a period of 8 years
• nominated for life (until retirement or death)

The main job of the judicial branch is to?

• a.  interpret the law
• a.  make pop corn
• a.  enforce the law
• a.  provide a jury

What is highest court in the land?? 

• a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
• a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
• a.  U.S. District Court 
• a.  U.S. High Court

What check does the Supreme Court have on Congress?

• may veto a law
• may disapprove treaties or appointments
• may appoint judges
• may declare legislative action unconstitutional