Judicial Branch Quiz

Which article of the Constitution deals with the national judiciary?

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III

The U.S. Supreme Court is our ________________ federal court.

• lowest
• highest
• least
• last

The Supreme Court is the court of ___________ resort.

• lowest
• highest
• least
• last

Less than ____% of all cases appealed to the Supreme Court are heard by the Court.

• 10
• 1
• 50
• 25

The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether or not laws are constitutional is known as _______________________

• Judicial Review
• unconsitutional
• judiciary rule

The Supreme Court consists of ___________ members.

• 12
• 9
• 10
• 5

Federal judges are shielded from _______________ influence.

• Senate
• Congress
• Political

Federal judges are appointed for how long?

• 2 years
• Life
• 6 years
• 4 years

This lifetime appointment means they can serve in office during “ good ____________”

• behavior
• standing
• graces

In addition, to further insulate judges, the Constitution specifies that Congress cannot …..

• Fire them
• cut their pay
• impeach them