WorksheetsSupreme Court and Judicial Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which court is the highest in the land?
a)
U.S. Court of Appeals
b)
Virginia Supreme Court
c)
U.S. Supreme Court
d)
U.S. District Court
2.
Usually, the Supreme Court has what type of jurisdiction? (They hear a lot of appeals)
a)
Original
b)
Appellate
3.
Which Supreme Court case created the principle of Judicial Review?
a)
McCulloch v Maryland
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
4.
Judicial Review is the power of the court to interpret laws and the _________.
a)
Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Va Declaration of Rights
5.
Which is a factor that will influence the Supreme Court's decision?
a)
Constitutional Question
b)
public opinion
c)
poll results
d)
want ads
6.
The Supreme Court is more likely to hear a case when it deals with the protection of a fundamental _______.
a)
need
b)
idea
c)
want
d)
right
7.
Another reason that will influence the Supreme Court is if a case is of widespread ___________.
a)
problems
b)
ideas
c)
importance
d)
trials
8.
Which power makes the Supreme Court equal with the other 2 branches?
a)
Judicial Restraint
b)
Judicial Requirements
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Judicial Replays
9.
Which case was the first where the Supreme Court ruled an act of Congress unconstitutional?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
10.
Judicial review lets the judicial branch do two things: 1) interpret the Constitution and decide what it means, and 2) stop the ___________ and __________branches from doing things that go against the Constitution.
a)
Judicial and States
b)
executive and legislative
c)
legislative and federal
d)
federal and executive
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