WorksheetsJudicial Branch
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Role of the judicial branch
a)
make laws
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
impeach a president
2.
Role of the executive branch
a)
make laws
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
veto laws
3.
Role of the legislative branch
a)
Make laws
b)
Interpret laws
c)
Enforce laws
d)
Nominate Supreme Court justices
4.
Highest court in the land
a)
appellate courts
b)
trial courts
c)
district courts
d)
Supreme Courts
5.
Name for a Supreme Court judge
a)
bench
b)
jury
c)
judicial review
d)
justice
6.
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
a)
5
b)
9
c)
100
d)
435
7.
A check the executive branch has on the judicial branch
a)
impeach for committing a crime
b)
veto laws
c)
nominate a justice to the Supreme Court
d)
declare a law unconstitutional
8.
A check the legislative branch has on the judicial branch
a)
impeach for committing a crime
b)
veto laws
c)
nominate a justice to the Supreme Court
d)
declare a law unconstitutional
9.
A check the judicial branch has on the executive branch
a)
impeach for committing a crime
b)
veto laws
c)
nominate a justice to the Supreme Court
d)
declare an action by the president to be unconstitutional
10.
A check the judicial branch has on the legislative branch
a)
Impeach for committing a crime
b)
Veto laws
c)
Nominate a justice to the Supreme Court
d)
Declare a law to be unconstitutional
11.
Unconstitutional means _____________
a)
to charge a public official with wrong doing
b)
the Constitution does NOT allow it
c)
rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
d)
to determine the meaning of the Constitution
12.
Term of office for a Supreme Court justice
a)
elected for a period of 5 years
b)
nominated for a period of 10 years
c)
elected for a period of 8 years
d)
nominated for life (until retirement or death)
13.
The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...
a)
declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional
b)
review the Constitution and make laws
c)
review the Constitution and veto laws
d)
impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional
14.
Document that describes the judicial branch
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Articles of Confederation
15.
The person in charge on the Supreme Court is called a __________ ___________
a)
First Justice
b)
Chief Justice
c)
Speaker of the Supreme Court
d)
Premier Justice
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