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WorksheetsThe Judicial Branch
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
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1.
The Federal Court System is made up of all of the following levels EXCEPT
a)
District
b)
Circuit
c)
Probate
d)
Supreme
2.
This legal concept was established in the case of Marbury v Madison and forms the foundation of the court's authority.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Judicial Restraint
c)
Judcial Activism
d)
Judicial Legislation
3.
This law enforcement agency is the only one that is under the Judicial Branch and is the oldest law enforcement agency in the country.
a)
The FBI
b)
The Secret Service
c)
The US Marshals Service
d)
The State Police
4.
What are the Constitutional requirements to be a Supreme Court Justice?
a)
To have a law degree and to be appointed by the President.
b)
To be nominated by the President and approved by the Senate.
c)
To have prior experience as a judge, to be nominated by the President, and approved by the Senate.
d)
To win a national election for the office of Justice.
5.
All of the following are roles of the US Marshal Service EXCEPT
a)
Witness Security
b)
Judicial Security
c)
Fugative Operations
d)
Border Security
6.
Supreme Court justices generally follow this rule when selecting which cases to hear.
a)
The Rule of Four
b)
The Rule of Seven
c)
The Rule of Law
d)
The Rule of the Majority
7.
The reluctance to interpret the law and to hesitate to overturn existing legal precedent unless it is obviously unconstitutional is called what?
a)
Judicial Restraint
b)
Judicial Activism
c)
Constitutional Interpretation
d)
The Status Quo
8.
Of the three levels of Federal Courts, which one utilizes a jury?
a)
District
b)
Circuit
c)
Supreme
d)
All of them
9.
In the Brown v Board of Education case, what was the practice that the court had established in Plessy v Fergusson, but that was now being viewed as possibly unconstitutional?
a)
The Monroe Docrine
b)
Separate But Equal
c)
Equal Protection of the law
d)
The Doctrine of Dred Scott
10.
The practice of interpreting the Constitution in light of the norms and values of present day society is often referred to as
a)
Judicial Restraint
b)
Judicial Activism
c)
Originalism
d)
Jurist Prudence
11.
All of the following are reasons why the Supreme Court would take a case EXCEPT
a)
It is of national importance.
b)
A ruling of a lower court contradicts the ruling of a higher court.
c)
The ruling of one circuit court contradicts that of another circuit court.
d)
The judges believe that an issue needs to be addressed.
12.
What material do the justices on the supreme court have when considering their decision on a case?
a)
The court brief and 45 minutes of oral arguments
b)
The court brief, legislative advisement, and 1 hour of oral arguments.
c)
The court brief and 30 minutes of oral arguments.
d)
Whatever the justices want to decide the case.
13.
On the Supreme Court, who assigns the writing of the majority decision?
a)
The ranking justice.
b)
The Chief Justice
c)
Whichever justice wants to write the decision
d)
They take turns.
14.
Who was the Chief Justice who wrote the Brown v Board of Education decision?
a)
John Marshall
b)
Earl Warren
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
John Roberts
15.
In the Brown v Board of Education case, what organization provided the legal counsel to argue the case in favor of desegregation?
a)
The NRA
b)
The State of South Carolina
c)
The NAACP
d)
The AARP
16.
A court not ruling on a case involving abortion or wire tapping phones because neither is specifically mentioned in the Constitution is an example of what practice?
a)
Judicial Restraint
b)
Originialism
c)
Constitutional Interpretation
d)
Separate But Equal
17.
Why was the case of Bush v Gore considered an example of Judicial Activism by critics?
a)
Because the case had not been challenged in a lower court first.
b)
Because there were not four judges who wanted to take the case.
c)
Because the Supreme Court had never before ruled on how a state could run its election process.
d)
Because there was no law that was being challenged.
18.
All of these were lasting impacts of the Loving v Virginia case EXCEPT
a)
Interracial marriage became legal throughout the United States.
b)
The case became a precedent for other cases involving marriage.
c)
It established that states could not pick and choose what individual liberties they would recognize.
d)
It allowed each state to decide what marriages it would recognize.
19.
This lawyer would head up the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, argue the Brown v Board of Education case before the Supreme Court, and eventually become the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
a)
William O. Douglas
b)
Earl Warren
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Clearance Thomas
20.
This deputy US Marshal would be the first African American marshal, serve 32 years, bring in more than 3,000 felons, and be considered the most feared lawman of the late 19th Century. (He also would be the inspiration for the character of The Lone Ranger)
a)
James McQuade
b)
Bass Reeves
c)
Mariam Rogers
d)
Wyatt Earp
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