Judicial Branch & 1st Amendment Review

Power of the judicial branch to review Congressional laws and Presidential actions (constitutional or not)

• criminal procedure

• judicial review

• federalism

• due process

Which court is the highest in the United States?

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• Virginia Supreme Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court

Most cases tried before the Supreme Court are there through ______ jurisdiction.

• Original

• Appellate

• majority

• conference

Judicial review lets the judicial branch do two things: 1) interpret the Constitution and decide what it means, and 2) stop the _______ and _______branches from doing things that are unconstitutional.

• Judicial and States

• executive and legislative

• legislative and federal

• federal and executive

How many justices must vote in order for a case to be heard by the Supreme Court?

• 8/9

• 5/9

• 4/9

• 9/9

After the President nominates a person for the Supreme Court, which legislative body must approve?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Cabinet

• State Legislatures

Judges appointed to the Supreme Court, and all Constitutional courts serve _____ terms.

• 30 year

• 6 year

• life

• 15 year

The Supreme Court has ...

• seven justices
• nine justices
• fifteen justices
• fifty justices

Which of these landmark cases illustrates the fact that our civil liberties or "rights" guaranteed in the constitution are restricted in certain situations or relative to the rights of others?

• Schenck v. U.S.

• Roe v. Wade

• Texas v. Johnson

• Marbury v. Madison

Libel and slander are two examples of ways that your ___ amendment rights can be restricted/have legal consequences.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 6th

• 7th