Judicial Branch Test

The main purpose of the judicial branch of government is to interpret the laws.

• True

• False

The judicial branch checks other branches of government by

• enforcing the law.

• determining laws’ constitutionality

• signing and vetoing laws.

• writing laws.

How is the judiciary branch checked by other branches?

• Congress enforces the decisions of the courts.

• State legislatures elect local and state judges.

• The executive branch has the power to dismiss judges.

• The president appoints federal judges with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Why must the judicial branch be an independent branch of government?

• to enforce laws effectively

• to ensure timely reviews of the Constitution

• to give citizens more access to courts

• to keep judges fair and impartial

In order to safeguard against corruption and ensure impartiality, federal judges are

• appointed for life terms.

• elected every four years by citizens.

• promoted from lower courts according to years of service.

• selected periodically from among members of Congress.

The power of judicial review serves to

• check the executive and legislative branches.

• decide questions of criminal law at all levels of government.

• enforce laws passed by Congress.

• hold judges accountable to citizens.

State courts are entitled to hear cases involving

• local, state, and federal laws.

• local and state laws only.

• state and federal laws only.

• federal laws only.

The U.S. Supreme Court has the power to

• advise Congress on laws.

• declare laws unconstitutional.

• revise and rewrite laws.

• veto laws.

The Supreme Court’s PRIMARY function is to settle disputes among the states.

• True

• False

In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall helped establish

• that the federal government had the right to regulate interstate commerce.

• that the Supreme Court could hear only original jurisdiction cases.

• the importance of the federal government in protecting individual rights.

• the Supreme Court’s power to declare laws unconstitutional.