Judicial Branch

What does the Federal Court System do

• Gets to decide which trials it will hear.

• Deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire United States

• Deals with disputes about laws that apply to one particular state

• Hears trials

The two types of courts are ___ and ___.

• domestic and foregin

• tribal and tax

• neutral and biased

• federal and state

Which courts hear the most cases?

• bankruptcy

• state

• special

• constitutional

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• 6

• 9

• 12

• 15

The role of the Judicial Branch is to

• enforce the laws

• create the laws

• support treaties and executive agreements

• interpret the laws

The Supreme Court has both __ and __ jurisdiction.

• constitutional and extra-legal

• original and appellate

• executive and non-executive

• exclusive and inclusive

What does judicial review mean?

• that the Supreme Court can investigate the president for misconduct

• that the Supreme Court can declare executive orders and legislation unconstitutional

• that the president can review an Supreme Court decisions he deems unfair

• that Congress has the right to ensure the Supreme Court's decisions are impartial

Name for a Supreme Court judge

• bench
• jury
• judicial review
• justice

Unconstitutional means _____________

• to charge a public official with wrong doing
• the Constitution does NOT allow it
• rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
• to determine the meaning of the Constitution

Term of office for a Supreme Court justice

• elected for a period of 5 years
• nominated for a period of 10 years
• elected for a period of 8 years
• nominated for life (until retirement or death)