Judicial Branch

Judicial Branch

11th Grade

40 Qs

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Judicial Branch

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How are federal judges selected?

The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The person is named to the bench by the President and does not need to be confirmed.
The person is publicly elected to the bench and confirmed by the Senate.
The person is nominated by the Senate and chosen by the President.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a case is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the court can do which of the following?

Declares the law involved in the case to be unconstitutional.
Sends the case to Congress to decide on the legality of the law involved.
Sends the case back to the lower court for reconsideration.
Passes the case on to a higher court.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the federal system, a district court has the power to

retry a case that was first decided by a State court.
exercise original jurisdiction over a federal case.
apply appellate jurisdiction to a federal case.
determine if a lower court made an unconstitutional ruling on a case.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision reached by the Court in a case, but not with the reasons why the Court made that decision, he or she may choose to write a

concurring opinion.
dissenting opinion.
majority opinion.
unanimous opinion.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False, in order to be a supreme court justice you are required to have been born in the U.S?

True
False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would best describe a dissenting opinion?

"Opinion of the Court"

Agree with the majority but for different reasons

Decided to sit out the case for personal reasons

Disagrees with the majority outcome for different reasons.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following courts were originally created with the Constitution?

U.S. Federal Court of Appeals

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Federal District Court

State Supreme Courts

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