Judicial Branch Review #1

What is the highest court of the United States?

• US Supreme Court

• US Court of Appeals

• US District Court

• Florida Supreme Court

What is the best definition for the term jurisdiction?

• Power of the Supreme Court to decide a law is unconstitutional.

• Courts that deal with cases about state laws

• Courts that deal with cases about state laws

• The type of cases a court can hear

What is the best definition for judicial review?

• The type of cases a court can hear

• Courts that hear cases that deal with Federal Law

• Courts that deal with cases about state laws

• Power of the Supreme Court to decide a law is unconstitutional.

Who nominates a Supreme Court Justice?

• the Senate

• President

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

Who approves a Supreme Court nomination?

• the Senate

• President

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

T/F: The Supreme Court justices have to be re nominated every 4 years.

• True

• False

What type of cases can Federal Courts hear? Choose two.

• laws that deal with the environment

• laws that have people in two different states fighting

• laws that deal with the US Constitution

• all criminal cases

T/F: Each state has their own court system.

• True

• False

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an expressed power of the President?

• commanding the military

• summoning Congress into session

• controlling his cabinet

• granting a pardon

What term matches this definition? Powers that are NOT written in the Constitution.

• expressed powers

• enumerated powers

• delegated powers

• implied powers