Judicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Judicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases

12th Grade

25 Qs

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Judicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Judicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Created by

KARL HALL

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The government must always act fairly and in accord with established rules. This is known as ____________.

parliamentary procedure

due process

fair play

protocol

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All federal judges are appointed to Constitutional Courts serve a term of ____________.

5 years

10 years

life

15 years

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A justice writes a ___________ when he or she agrees with the majority opinion but for a different reason.

dissenting opinion

concurring opinion

judicial order

brief

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the case of Wickard v. Filburn, the Supreme Court effectively broadened Congress's use of the _________ clause of the Constitution.

Supremacy

Necessary and Proper

Commerce

Extradition

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most cases reach the Supreme Court through the issuance of a _______________.

certificate

majority opinion

writ of certiorari

judicial order

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A Supreme Court decision sets a(n) ____________ which lower courts will often follow when making decisions in similar cases which come before them in the future.

trial court date

precedent

judicial circuit

oral argument date

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, and Gideon v. Wainwright advanced the ____________.

rights of the accused persons

voting rights of minorities

principle of separation of church and state

gurantees of free speech and press

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