Ch 9 Lesson 3: Supreme Court

Nine justices serve on the Supreme Court.

• True

• False

The number of justices on the Supreme Court may be changed by Congress.

• True

• False

The Constitution requires that Supreme Court justices have legal training.

• True

• False

Supreme Court justices have their jobs for life.

• True

• False

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving

• foreign diplomats and disputes between states.

• freedoms of speech and the press, and the right to assemble.

• the U.S. Constitution.

• treaties with other nations.

How does the power of judicial review act as a check on the legislative and executive branches?

• It allows state courts to set precedents for law enforcement.

• It can nullify laws that conflict with the Constitution.

• It can prevent Congress from passing laws.

• It pushes the president to enforce unpopular laws.

Which case clarified that the Constitution overrides all other laws?

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Worcester v. Georgia

How did President Andrew Jackson reveal a limit on the Supreme Court’s power?

• He asked for a ruling on a law that had not been challenged on appeal.

• He demanded a ruling on a case that was not an actual legal dispute.

• He refused to enforce a decision that the Supreme Court established

• He submitted a case that did not involve a federal question.