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WorksheetsJudicial Branch
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
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.
Length of term of office for a judge on the Supreme Court
a)
30 years
b)
6 years
c)
for life
d)
2 years
4.
How many judges total make up the Supreme Court?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
9
d)
11
5.
The power for a court to hear a case
a)
concurrency
b)
jurisdiction
c)
court rooms
d)
legitmacy
6.
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
7.
What are the qualifications to become a federal judge?
a)
a law degree
b)
there are none
c)
a citizen for 14 years
8.
The Supreme Court can "check" the President (Executive Branch) and Congress (Legislative Branch) by
a)
setting a federal budget.
b)
declaring a law unconstitutional.
c)
passing a treaty.
9.
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
a)
Sandra Day O'Connor
b)
Sandra Afternoon O'Connor
c)
Sandra Night O'Connor
10.
How many federal Supreme Courts are there?
a)
1
b)
13
c)
94
11.
How many federal Appeal Courts are there?
a)
1
b)
13
c)
94
12.
How many Supreme Court Judges are there?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
13.
Who is the head of the Judicial Branch of Government?
a)
The Speaker of the House
b)
The President Pro Tempore
c)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
14.
What is the main purpose of the Judicial Branch of Government?
a)
to make laws
b)
to enforce laws
c)
to interpret laws
d)
to break laws
15.
Court with only original jurisdiction
a)
Supreme
b)
Appeal
c)
District
16.
Name for a Supreme Court judge
a)
bench
b)
jury
c)
judicial review
d)
justice
17.
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
18.
Document that describes the judicial branch
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Articles of Confederation
19.
Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.
a)
President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
20.
After the President picks a person for the Supreme Court, what group must approve the person picked?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Dancing with the Stars judges
21.
When the court determines if rights were violated
a)
original jurisdiciton
b)
appellate jurisdiction
c)
real jurisdiciton
d)
fake jurisdiction
22.
Acase involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement
a)
criminal case
b)
certificate
c)
civilian tribunal
d)
civil case
23.
A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law
a)
civil case
b)
certificate
c)
criminal case
d)
original jurisdiction
24.
Today if we are arrested, we are read our rights because of the ____v. ____ case.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
The U.S. v. Richard Nixon
d)
Worcester v. Georgia
25.
The ___ is the highest law in the United States.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Constitution
26.
Name two justices currently on the Supreme Court.
a)
Kennedy and Sotomayor
b)
Scalia and Miers
c)
Roberts and Thomas
d)
Ginsburg and Alito
27.
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
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