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WorksheetsThe US Judicial Branch
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
The ability of the courts to determine congressional laws or presidential actions unconstitutional is known as
Judicial agreement
Judicial review
Judicial veto
Judicial action
What article of the Constitution lays out the format and rules of the Judicial Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board
U.S. v. Nixon
Gideon v. Wainwright
A court that hears a case first is said to have which type of jurisdiction?
concurring jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
sole jurisdiction
What is the only court mentioned in the Constitution?
Circuit Courts
District Courts
Supreme Court
Trial Courts
The fact that both federal and state governments share the power to establish courts exemplifies which Constitutional principle?
Checks and Balances
Innocent until proven guilty
Federalism
Majority rules, minority rights
The fact that both federal and state governments share the power to establish courts exemplifies which Constitutional principle?
Checks and Balances
Innocent until proven guilty
Federalism
Majority rules, minority rights
Which federal court hears most original cases?
Circuit Courts
District Courts
Supreme Court
Appellate Courts
What type of jurisdiction do circuit courts have?
original
concurring
appellate
both original and appellate
What type of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have?
appellate
original
concurring
original and appellate
Supreme Court justices apply past precedent to current cases when appropriate, thus following through with which principle?
Stare Decisis
Writ of Certiorari
Judicial restraint
Judicial activism
How many Supreme Court justices must agree to hear a case?
3
4
5
all of them
Before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments, both parties must submit these, which are written statements citing their arguments/legal precedents.
Thesis paper
Judicial reports
Briefs
Official complaint
Interest groups may try to influence the courts by filing these types of briefs.
Amicus Curiae
writ of certiorari
stare decisis
Litmus test
Justices who aim to correct social wrongs and consider future ramifications of court decisions usually adhere to which type of judicial philosophy?
Judicial Retraint
Judicial Activism
Justices who believe the Constitution should be interpreted according to the Founder's original intent adhere to which philosophy?
Judicial Retraint
Judicial Activism
A U.S. president will often examine a justices record and evaluate their ideological stances before appointing them to the bench. What do we call this type of test?
Political Ideology Test
Civics Exam
Litmus Test
a Writ of Certiorari
If the Supreme Court decides to hear a case, they will grant this, an order to a lower court to send up the case files.
Stare Decisis
Writ of Certiorari
Amicus Curiae Brief
Court order
Of the 8,000 to 10,000 petitions the court receives, how many cases will likely be heard by the Supreme Court?
Less than 100
150 - 200
250
500
Who is the head of the Supreme Court?
Speaker of the House
Vice President
President pro temp
Chief Justice
What type of opinion sets the legal precedent for a case?
Majority opinion
Concurring Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
if a justice agrees with the majority opinion, but for different reasons, he/she would write which type of opinion?
Majority opinion
Concurring opinion
Dissenting opinion
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
3
7
8
9
Who is the current Chief Justice?
Paul Ryan
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
John Roberts
Judge Judy
A justice who disagrees with the decision of the court may write what kind of an opinion?
Majority opinion
Dissenting Opinion
Concurring Opinion
A justice who disagrees with the decision of the court may write what kind of an opinion?
Majority opinion
Dissenting Opinion
Concurring Opinion
Which two parties are involved in the appointment of federal judges?
President and the House of Representatives
Senate and the House of Representatives
President and the Supreme Court
President and the Senate
How many women currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
1
3
4
0
How can a judge be forcibly removed from the bench?
voted out by other members of the court
fired by the President
impeached
executive order
Which individual represents the U.S. in the majority of Supreme Court cases?
Speaker of the House
Solicitor General
Chief Justice
Attorney General
This case ended segregation in public schools
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
Bethel School District v. Fraser
Schools only need reasonable suspicion (not a warrant) to search students. This is necessary to provide a safe learning environment.
Bethal School District v. Fraser
Gideon v. Wainwright
Tinker v. Des Moines
TLO v. New Jersey
Which 1819 established the supremacy of the national government and gave the US Supreme Court the right to declare the laws and actions of state governments "unconstitutional?"
Schenck v. U.S.
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Texas v. Johnson
What case held that free speech that resulted in a "clear & present danger" could be punished?
Schenck v. U.S.
Texas v. Johnson
Cooper v. Aaron
Plessy v. Ferguson
Who was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O'Conner
Madeline Albright
Following Furman v. Georgia which halted the death penalty, which case reinstated the death penalty under new standards?
Gregg v. Georgia
Engel v. Vitale
Miranda v. Arizona
Johnson v. Texas
Which of the following Supreme Court cases ruled that state laws prohibiting interracial marriages are unconstitutional?
Furman v. Georgia
Mapp v. Ohio
Loving v. Virginia
Johnson v. Texas
Who was the first African American to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Clarence Thomas
Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
W.E.B. DuBois
