Reading Quiz 15.1-15.3

Which of the following must confirm all federal judges?

• a. the House of Representatives
• b. the Supreme Court
• c. the Senate
• d. the state

The __________ Act of 1789 established the basic three-tiered structure of the federal court system.

• a. Federal Courts
• b. Appellate
• c. Confirmation
• d. Judiciary

How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court?

• a. five
• b. six
• c. eight
• d. nine

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court first claim the right of judicial review?

• a. Chisholm v. Georgia
• b. Brown v. Board of Education
• c. Dred Scott v. Sandford
• d. Marbury v. Madison

The Supreme Court hears cases from state courts only if they involve __________ law.

• a. common
• b. civil
• c. federal
• d. criminal

Which of the following is a way that interest groups attempt to influence the Supreme Court’s decisions?

• a. claiming disputes are justiciable
• b. filing standing to sue briefs
• c. lobbying legislators
• d. filing amicus curiae briefs

Which of the following is the authority vested in a particular court to hear a case first?

• a. original jurisdiction
• b. judicial review
• c. jurisprudence
• d. confirmation

Federal district court judges are appointed to __________ terms.

• a. three-year
• b. 10-year
• c. 20-year
• d. life