Judicial Branch

Term of office for a Supreme Court justice

• elected for a period of 5 years

• nominated for a period of 10 years

• elected for a period of 8 years

• nominated for life (until retirement or death)

What check does the Supreme Court have on Congress?

• may veto a law

• may disapprove treaties or appointments

• may appoint judges

• may declare legislative action unconstitutional

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

• President

• Speaker of the House

• House of Representatives

• Senate

What is highest court in the land?? 

• a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 

• a.  U.S. Supreme Court 

• a.  U.S. District Court 

• a.  U.S. High Court

Which of the following is NOT a role of the judiciary?

• Interpreting the Constitution

• Making laws

• Resolving disputes

• Protecting rights

Who determines the verdict in a court case?

• Judge

• Jury

What is the job of the judge?

• To manage everything that goes on in the courtroom and serve as expert on the law

• To determine who is guilty and innocent

• To observe the court proceedings and take notes

When the court hears the case first, gives a verdict 

• original jurisdiciton

• appellate jurisdiction

• real jurisdiciton

• fake jurisdiction 

The court that gets to decide what is constitutional

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

If the appellate court thinks a decision was wrong, it will

• affirm the decision

• reverse the decision