Supreme Court and the Judicial System

Judicial review is an important change to the power of the judiciary since it allows the Supreme Court to

• Determine the constitutionality of federal laws

• Remove elected officials from office

• Oversee the financing of the lower federal courts

• Approve Presidential firings in executive agencies

President Biden nominated Kentaji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Before she could take her seat on the Supreme Court, her appointment had to

• Obtain a ⅔ vote in the U.S. House of Representatives

• Approved by the U.S. Senate

• Accepted by a majority of members of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is made up of ______ justices.

• 5

• 7

• 13

• 9

Who determines the size of the Supreme Court?

• The President

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• The voters

The Founding Fathers described the judicial branch in multiple parts of the Constitution. The Supreme Court’s authority is discussed in the Article III, while Congress has the power to create inferior courts or other federal courts and determine the size of the Supreme Court, and the President is able to fill vacancies. This is a reflection of which constitutional principle.

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

What kind of jurisdiction or ability to hear a case does the Supreme Court have?

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Both Original and Appellate

Which president appointed Neil Gorsuch?

• Bill Clinton

• Richard Nixon

• Donald Trump

• George W. Bush

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was appointed by

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

• George H.W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

Which Justices are numbers 2 and 7?

• Stephen Breyer and Neil Gorsuch

• Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh

• Clarence Thomas and John Roberts

• Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito

In total, how many women have served on the Supreme Court?

• 3

• 5

• 9

• 12