Three Branches Quiz

What is the power of judicial review?

• The power to interpret the Constitution

• The power to make public policy

• The power to review lower court decisions

• The power to decide the constitutionality of an act of government

Which Supreme Court case established the precedent of judicial review?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

What is the main function of the Supreme Court?

• To make public policy

• To interpret the Constitution

• To enforce laws

• To hear appeals cases

What happens during oral arguments in the Supreme Court?

• Lawyers present their arguments to the justices

• Justices debate and discuss the case in a closed-door conference

• The Chief Justice presides over a public hearing

• Witnesses are called to testify

What is the role of briefs in the Supreme Court?

• Written documents filed with the Court before oral arguments begin

• Summaries of the Court's decisions

• Opinions written by the justices

• Dissenting arguments presented by the losing party

Who was the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Ketanji Brown Jackson

What is judicial activism?

• The tendency to overturn previous decisions of the court

• The tendency to let prior decisions stand

• The tendency to interpret the Constitution narrowly

• The tendency to interpret the Constitution broadly

What is judicial restraint?

• The tendency to overturn previous decisions of the court

• The tendency to let prior decisions stand

• The tendency to interpret the Constitution narrowly

• The tendency to interpret the Constitution broadly

Why is the Supreme Court considered an important branch of government?

• It has the power to interpret the Constitution and make final decisions on important legal issues

• It has the power to create new laws and policies

• It has the power to enforce laws and maintain order in society

• It has the power to appoint and remove federal judges

How does the Supreme Court decide which cases to hear?

• The court has something called the rule of 4. 4 out of 9 justices have to agree to hear the case.

• The court randomly selects cases.

• The President decides which cases the Supreme Court will hear.

• The Senate decides which cases the Supreme Court will hear.