
Three Branches Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main function of the Supreme Court?
To make public policy
To interpret the Constitution
To enforce laws
To hear appeals cases
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sonia Sotomayor
Ketanji Brown Jackson
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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