The US Supreme Court

True or False - Before a case can be reviewed in the US Supreme Court, it has to be reviewed by all the lower courts.

• True

• False

The written document that is submitted to the Supreme Court for review is called...

• Writ of habeas corpus

• Amicus Brief

• Petition of Certiorari

• Writ of mandamus

When 4 out of 9 Justices agree to hear a case, it is called the...

True or False - Each supreme court case has a partitioner and a respondent.

• True

• False

When 5 out of 9 Justices agree on the final ruling of a case, it is called

True or False - thousands of cases are heard by the Supreme Court each year.

• True

• False

Supreme Court Justices are _________by the President and __________by the Senate

True or False - Supreme Court Justices begin hearing cases on the 1st Monday in October until late June of the next year

• True

• False

The role of the Supreme Court Justices is to interpret the law based on the _________________

The Chief Supreme Court Justice is ______ Roberts