3.9 The Judicial Branch

Unconstitutional means _____________

• to charge a public official with wrong doing
• the Constitution does NOT allow it
• rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
• to determine the meaning of the Constitution

Document that describes the judicial branch

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Articles of Confederation

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• President
• Speaker of the House
• House of Representatives
• Senate

After the President picks a person for the Supreme Court, what group must approve the person picked?

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Dancing with the Stars judges

What is highest court in the land?? 

• a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
• a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
• a.  U.S. District Court 
• a.  U.S. High Court

What is the primary job of the Supreme Court?

• To create laws

• To decide if the laws are constitutional

• To pick the President

• To make money

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

What is the judicial branch?

• It is comprised of the Supreme Court AND other Federal Courts

• It's only the Supreme Court.

• It's the judges.

• The Senate and the House of Representative

the authority of the court to decide a case

• precedent

• jurisdiction

• juris prudence

• carpe diem

a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence in a legal case and make a decision based on that evidence

• council

• jury

• cabinet

• judge