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WorksheetsJudicial Branch
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which court system has 9 judges, their choices must be followed by the lower courts, and it's considered the highest court in the US?
a)
District Court
b)
Appellate Court
c)
US Supreme Court
d)
Judicial Review
2.
What is the word that describes all of the courts below the Supreme Court?
a)
Vice President
b)
US Supreme Court
c)
Appellate Court
d)
Lower Courts
3.
Which principle describes the power of the US Supreme Court to decide what follows the Constitution and what doesn’t?
a)
Term
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Precedent
d)
Article 3 of the Constitution
4.
Which section of the Constitution describes the powers and job of the judicial branch?
a)
Article 12
b)
Article 1
c)
Article 3
d)
Article 5
5.
Which word is used as a guide to help judges decide the ruling of similar cases in the future?
a)
Precedent
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Appellate Court
6.
Which US Supreme Court case led to the creation of the 11th Amendment? The Supreme Court ruled they have authority over the states.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Chisholm v. Georgia
c)
Marbury v. Maddison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
7.
Define the main job of the judicial branch.
a)
To make and pass laws.
b)
To decide if a law goes against the Constitution.
c)
Enforces the laws made by the legislative branch
8.
What are the two types of court systems?
a)
local
b)
federal and state
c)
there aren't any
d)
city and state
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