Judicial Branch Review

Who appoints Supreme Court justices / federal judges?

¿Quién nombra a los jueces de la Corte Suprema / jueces federales?

• president

• Congress

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review. What is judicial review?

El Tribunal Supremo tiene la facultad de revisión judicial. ¿Qué es la revisión judicial?

• when the Supreme Court creates a new law

• when the Supreme Court vetoes a bill from Congress

• when the Supreme Court enforces the laws from the Legislative Branch

• when the Supreme Court decides if a law if constitutional or not

Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by the /

Los nominados a la Corte Suprema son confirmados por el...

• Congress

• House

• Senate

• President

The Supreme Court is

• part of the legislative branch

• the highest court in the land

• part of the executive branch

• appointed by each president

Which case established judicial review?

• Brown v Board of Education

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Marbury v Madison

• Miranda v Arizona

Article _____ in the Constitution is about the Judicial branch.

• I
• II
• III
• IV

How long is the term for a Supreme Court Justice?

¿Cuál es el plazo de un juez de la Corte Suprema?

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years
• lifetime

What check does the Supreme Court have on Congress?

¿Qué poder tiene la Corte Suprema sobre el Congreso?

• may veto a law
• may disapprove treaties or appointments
• may appoint judges
• may declare laws unconstitutional

Unconstitutional means _____________

• to charge a public official with wrong doing
• the Constitution does NOT allow it
• rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
• to determine the meaning of the Constitution

What can an accused person do if he or she feels that the trial was not fair?

¿Qué puede hacer una persona acusada si considera que el juicio no fue justo?

• tell the police
• make an appeal
• make the district court start over
• pay a fine