Unit 6 Test Review

How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• 9

• 7

• 3

• 1

The U.S. Supreme Court is:

• responsible for deciding whether laws violate the U.S. Constitution

• located in Washington, D.C.

• the highest court in all of the land

• all answer choices are correct

The head of the U.S. Supreme Court is called:

• Chief Executive of the United States

• Chief Justice of the United States

• Chief Legislator of the United States

• Head Judge of the United States

Who has the constitutional authority to nominate people to service on the Supreme Court of the United States (S.C.O.T.U.S)

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• the President of the United States (P.O.T.U.S)

• current justices of the court

The term for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice is:

• 2 terms or 10 years

• 4 years

• 15 years

• life

Most cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court on:

• appeal

• Fridays

• concurrent jurisdiction

• writ of certiorari

Which landmark court case established the principle of judicial review?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Roe v. Wade

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

If a Supreme Court judge has personal religious obligations to military service, but rules in favor of the draft because it is a federal law, that judge is practicing

• Judicial Activism

• Judicial Restraint

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

As the Supreme Court goes about its work of interpreting and applying laws passed by Congress, it exemplifies

• the doctrine of separation of powers

• the federal system

• the concept of popular sovereignty

• the system of checks and balances

The list of cases to be heard by a court is called a

• civil case list

• docket

• certificate

• writ of certiorari