Supreme Court

This is the highest court in the U.S.

• US District Court
• PA Supreme Court
• US Supreme Court
• US Court of Appeals

The Supreme Court opens with the announcement "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!"What does it mean?

• Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!

• Come to order. The Court is in session.

• Both A & B

• The court does not open with this outdated announcement. A chime rings.

What job qualifications does the Constitution require of Supreme Court nominees?

• A. They must be a U.S. citizen.

• B. They must be a lawyer.

• C. None

• D. They must already be a judge.

Before walking into the courtroom to hear a case, what do the justices do as a group?

• Pray

• Shake Hands

• Wish each other well

• Touch the frame of a portrait of the first chief justice John Jay

The Constitution says that justices may serve:

• For Life

• 4 years

• 8 years

• Two 4 year terms

Out of the more than 7,000 cases the Court is asked to hear each term, how many is it able to hear?

• About 1,000

• About 700

• About 100

• One per Week

What do the justices, primarily, do with their time when they are not on the bench?

• Write Opinions

• Write Laws

• Appoint other Judges

• Find out how the President wants them to vote on cases

An independent judiciary means that

• Judges are not influenced by opinion polls or protest marches.

• Judges are not influenced by media reports.

• Judges do not ask the President or members of Congress how the Court should decide cases.

• All of the above.

Who determines the size of the Supreme Court?

• Congress
• Supreme Court
• President
• Governor Group

The main job of the judicial branch is to?

• a.  interpret the law
• a.  make pop corn
• a.  enforce the law
• a.  provide a jury