3.9 Understanding the Judicial Branch

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7th Grade

10 Qs

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3.9 Understanding the Judicial Branch

3.9 Understanding the Judicial Branch

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Created by

Gerard Wichern

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who appoints the justices of the Supreme Court?

The President

The Senate

State Governors

The House of Representatives

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the highest court in the United States?

The District Court

The Supreme Court

The Court of Appeals

The State Supreme Court

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What power allows the courts to review the constitutionality of laws?

Judicial review

Legislative review

Constitutional review

Executive review

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do trials first occur?

In circuit courts of appeals

In district or superior courts

In the Supreme Court

In appellate courts

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a writ of certiorari?

A directive to take specific action

A decision made without a trial

A law passed by the legislative branch

A legal order to review a case from a lower court

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of cases do state courts handle?

Only criminal cases

Only civil cases

Only federal law cases

Criminal, civil, family, and probate matters

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of appellate courts?

To conduct new trials

To review legal decisions made in trial courts

To appoint Supreme Court justices

To enforce laws

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