Judicial Branch Review (2022)

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• President

• Senate

• Vice President

• Congress

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

• 8

• 5

• 9

• 7

True or False, Concurrent opinions written disagree with the Majority opinion.

• True

• False

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.

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

How long is a term for a Supreme Court Justice?

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 35 years

• Lifetime

Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...

• Congress

• President

• Senate

• Chief Justice

The Supreme Court has the power of Judicial Review. What is Judicial Review?

• when the Supreme Court decides if a law is unconstitutional or not

• when the Supreme Court creates a new law

• when the Supreme Court enforces the laws of the Legislative Branch

• when the Supreme Court vetoes a Bill from Congress

Original Jurisdiction is when:

• a court is the first to hear a case

• a court has the authority to hear a case

• a court reviews the decision of a lower court

• power is shared between the Federal and State courts to hear a certain case

What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?

• Original jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a Federal court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a State Court.

• Original Jurisdiction refers to a criminal or civil cases; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a State court.

• Original jurisdiction refers to a case that could be heard in a Federal or a State court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case that must be heard in a federal court.

• Original jurisdiction refers to a court where a case is first heard; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard after it was tried in a lower court.