Judicial Branch Test

- Has the power to interpret the laws

- Declares laws unconstitutional

- Headed by the Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

What is the role of the judicial branch?

• Interpret and apply the law

• Carry out the law

• Create the law

• Change the law

What is jurisdiction?

• The authority to hear certain cases.

• The ability to appeal cases.

• The ability to hear the original court trial.

• The right of a judge to dictate the sentence of a criminal.

This type of jurisdiction means the first court to hear a case.

• Appellate

• Original

• Exclusive

• Concurrent

Appellate Jurisdiction means

• The power of a lower court to review and revise a higher court's decision.

• The power to reject a case.

• The power of a higher court to review and revise a lower court's decision.

• The power to hear a case for the first time.

Which court case gave the judicial branch the power of judicial review?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can

• review the Constitution and make laws.

• review the Constitution and veto laws.

• declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the President unconstitutional.

• impeach a president or member of Congress.

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery diminished the national character.

• That slavery should be abolished by executive order.

• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens.

• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

Which court case confirmed the idea of segregation?

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

This case ended segregation in public schools.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Bethel School District v. Fraser

• New Jersey v. T.L.O.