2A Judicial Branch Review

Who appoints Supreme Court justices?

• voters

• president

• senate

• vice president

Judicial Review gives the Supreme Court the power to

• declare a law unconstitutional

• remand a case to a lower court

  
  

• reject a brief

• hear an appeal

Which of the following cases would be tried in a federal court?

• A state sues another state over water rights.

• A person from Houston kills a person in Los Angeles.

• An Illinois state worker is accused of forgery.

• .

  The U.S. Ambassador to Russia breaks a Russian law.

the Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison, which established which of the following powers?

• Judicial activism

• The power to impeach public officials

• Judicial review

• The power to enforce law

Which of the following is an example of stare decisis in action?

• A state court overruling a Supreme Court decision.

• A federal court making a decision that contradicts a previous Supreme Court decision.

• A lower court following a previous Supreme Court decision when making a ruling.

• Supreme Court justice voting differently on a case they previously ruled on.

How long is the term for a Supreme Court justice as established in the Constitution?

• 8 years

• 6 years

• 4 years

• lifetime

The court that hears a case first has

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• exclusive jurisdiction

When in 2020, four federal inmates on death row filed a legal challenge against the use of a single lethal (deadly) injection in federal death-penalty cases, only two justices voted to hear the case. Did the Supreme Court hear their case?

• Yes, because it was a death penalty case.

• Yes, because more than one justice wanted to hear the case.

• No, because the inmates were convicted of federal crimes.

• .

  No, because at least four justices must vote to hear a case.

The judicial branch....

• The judicial branch interprets laws.

• The judicial branch provides legal advice to the government.
• The judicial branch creates laws and regulations.
• The judicial branch enforces laws and maintains order.

What is the primary function of the judicial branch?

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To amend the Constitution

• To create laws