Judicial Branch Quiz

What is the main job of the judicial branch?

• To make laws

• To interpret the law

• To enforce the law

• To review the law

What are the two types of trials in the judicial branch?

• Criminal and civil trials

• Executive and legislative trials

• Federal and state trials

• Supreme and district trials

Which amendment guarantees the right to a jury in criminal trials?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

What is the purpose of the Court of Appeals?

• To hold criminal trials

• To interpret the Constitution

• To review cases from the district courts

• To enforce federal laws

Which court is the highest court in the United States?

• District Court

• Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court

What is the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional called?

• Judicial review

• Executive order

• Legislative veto

• Constitutional amendment

Which famous Supreme Court case led to the desegregation of schools?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Roe v. Wade

• Miranda v. Arizona

Who appoints the justices of the Supreme Court?

• The President

• The Senate

• The Attorney General

• The Chief Justice

What is the purpose of the judicial branch's power of judicial review?

• To interpret the Constitution

• To make new laws

• To enforce existing laws

• To check the power of the other branches

What is the term for the power of the Supreme Court to review and reverse the decision of a lower court?

• Judicial activism

• Judicial restraint

• Judicial supremacy

• Judicial appeal