Judicial Branch Test

What is the supreme court? (Vocab)

• The highest court in the land

• a federal law officcer

• The branch that decides punishment

What are criminal and civil court cases? (Two answers!)

• the government presses charges

• State or federal trial courts

• A legal argument between two people

• When a person is out on bail waiting for trial

How many federal courts are there? (pg. 5)

• 94

• 13

• 1

• 34

What is judicial review?

Judicial Review is the ___ by which legislative acts are reviewed and deemed constitutional or unconstitutional

What is the Size of the supreme court? (pg. 7)

• 7 justices
• 11 justices
• 5 justices
• 9 justices

In the supreme court Tenure means

• They have their job for life

• They have their job until they retire

• Both, they get to choose whether they work until they die or retire.

In the Judicial process on page 8, what is the 4th step for criminal cases?

• Officer/ Cop

• Arrested

• Guilty/ Not guilty

• Court

Which Supreme court case states the President is not above the law? (pg. 9)

• Miranda V. Arizona

• U.S. V. Nixon

• Dredd Scott V. Sanford

• Brown Vs. Board of Education

Who was the first woman supreme court justice? (pg. 10)

• Thurgood Marshall

• John Jay

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Earl Warren

Who was the first black supreme court justice? (pg. 10)

• Clarence Thomas
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Sonia Sotomayor
• Thurgood Marshall