Judicial Branch ELL

Number of justices on the Supreme Court

• 5
• 9
• 100
• 435

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

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 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

When the court hears the case first, gives a verdict 

• original jurisdiciton
• appellate jurisdiction
• real jurisdiciton
• fake jurisdiction 

A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law 

• civil case
• certificate 
• criminal case 
• original jurisdiction

How long is the term for a Supreme Court justice?

• 1 year

• 8 years

• 5 years

• For their life or until they retire

Which order do the courts go in?

• District Courts, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals, District Courts, Supreme Court

• Supreme Court, District Court, Court of Appeals

Which court is the most powerful?

• The Supreme Court

• The District Courts

• The Appellate Courts