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Judicial Branch Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What check does the Supreme Court have on Congress?
a)
may veto a law
b)
may disapprove treaties or appointments
c)
may appoint judges
d)
may declare legislative action unconstitutional
2.
US District Courts --> ________________ --> US Supreme Court.
Which court goes in the blank?
a)
Court of Veteran appeals
b)
Court of Appeals
c)
Military Court
d)
Claims Court
3.
The power of the Supreme Court to decide what the Constitution means is...
a)
Appellate Jurisdiction
b)
Summary Judgement
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Writ of Certiorari 
4.
The power of a higher court to review a decision from a lower court is called...
a)
appellate jurisdiction
b)
summary judgement
c)
judicial review
d)
writ of certiorari
5.
Which type of law is used to solve disputes between people of organizations?
a)
Civil
b)
Constitutional
c)
Criminal
d)
Military 
6.
The main job of the judicial branch is to?
a)
a.  interpret the law
b)
a.  make pop corn
c)
a.  enforce the law
d)
a.  provide a jury
7.
What is highest court in the land?? 
a)
a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
b)
a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
c)
a.  U.S. District Court 
d)
a.  U.S. High Court
8.
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
a)
5
b)
9
c)
100
d)
435
9.
Term of office for a Supreme Court justice
a)
elected for a period of 5 years
b)
nominated for a period of 10 years
c)
elected for a period of 8 years
d)
nominated for life (until retirement or death)
10.
Document that describes the judicial branch
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Articles of Confederation
11.
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
12.
Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.
a)
President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
13.
Court with only original jurisdiction
a)
Supreme
b)
Appeal
c)
District
14.
Court with only appellate jurisdiction 
a)
Supreme
b)
Appeal
c)
District
15.
Court with both kinds of jurisdiction 
a)
Supreme
b)
Appeal
c)
District
16.
When the court hears the case first, gives a verdict 
a)
original jurisdiciton
b)
appellate jurisdiction
c)
real jurisdiciton
d)
fake jurisdiction 
17.
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
18.
Power shared by federal and state courts to hear certain cases
a)
exclusive jurisdiction
b)
concurrent jurisdiction
c)
concurring opinion
d)
court-martial
19.

one who is being accused of a crime or sued

a)

plaintiff

b)

defendent

20.

one who is suing someone else

a)

plaintiff

b)

defendant

21.

True or False: Justice John Marshall was responsible for laying the foundations of the power of the judicial branch and judicial review with the Marbury v Madison Case

a)

True

b)

False

22.

4/9 Justices must agree to hear a case

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which are the only federal courts to have juries?

a)

US District Courts

b)

US Supreme Court

c)

US District Court of Appeals

24.

How many court systems are in the U.S.?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

25.

How does an appellate court differ from a trial court?

a)

appellate court has a jury

b)

appellate court examines more witnesses

c)

appellate court reviews another court's decisions

26.
Court of appeals do not have....
a)
juries
b)
lawyers
c)
judges
d)
rules
27.
The finding of judgement of a court
a)
Congress
b)
reverse
c)
verdict
d)
appeal
28.
If the Supreme Court rules that a law is unconstitutional then....
a)
it is no longer used
b)
it is still used
c)
it is used at times
d)
there is a recess
29.

What is the only court mentioned in the Constitution?

a)

Circuit Courts

b)

District Courts

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Trial Courts

30.

Who has the power to create all federal courts?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

The President

d)

The Bureaucracy

31.

Before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments, both parties must submit these, which are written statements citing their arguments/legal precedents.

a)

Thesis paper

b)

Judicial reports

c)

Briefs

d)

Official complaint

32.

Justices who aim to correct social wrongs and consider future ramifications of court decisions usually adhere to which type of judicial philosophy?

a)

Judicial Retraint

b)

Judicial Activism

33.

Justices who believe the Constitution should be interpreted according to the Founder's original intent adhere to which philosophy?

a)

Judicial Retraint

b)

Judicial Activism

34.

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.

a)

Stare Decisis

b)

Writ of Certiorari

c)

Amicus Curiae Brief

d)

Court order

35.

Of the 8,000 to 10,000 petitions the court receives, how many cases will likely be heard by the Supreme Court?

a)

Less than 100

b)

150 - 200

c)

250

d)

500

36.

What type of opinion sets the legal precedent for a case?

a)

Majority opinion

b)

Concurring Opinion

c)

Dissenting Opinion

37.

A justice who disagrees with the decision of the court may write what kind of an opinion?

a)

Majority opinion

b)

Dissenting Opinion

c)

Concurring Opinion

38.

How can a judge be forcibly removed from the bench?

a)

voted out by other members of the court

b)

fired by the President

c)

impeached

d)

executive order

39.
Which court case confirmed the idea of segregation?
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
40.
This case established the policy of judicial review
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
c)
Marbury vs. Madison
d)
McCulloch vs Maryland
41.
This case ended segregation in public schools
a)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
b)
Brown vs. Board of Education
c)
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
d)
Bethel School District v. Fraser
42.
This case advocated free speech in the schools in the form of an anti-war protest
a)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
b)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
c)
Mapp vs. Ohio
d)
Morse v. Frederick
43.
This case guaranteed certain rights for individuals being arrested
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
c)
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona 
44.

The U.S. Supreme Court must make all decisions based on ________.

a)

the Constitution

b)

what the President says

c)

their own opinions

d)

the opinions of American citizens

45.
What is an opinion of the court? 
a)
Written response to courts decision on an appealed case
b)
The courts thought on how the case should have went
c)
A viewpoint of the head juror on a trial
d)
What is asked of the judge during a trial
46.
A court opinion signed by at least five of the nine justice of the Supreme Court.
a)
Dissenting opion
b)
Concurring opinion
c)
Majority opinion
d)
Disconcurring Majority opinion
47.
Which is the lowest federal court?
a)
Appeals
b)
State Supreme Court
c)
Municipal court
d)
District
48.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
49.
a court's list of cases to be heard 
a)
defendant
b)
redress
c)
docket
d)
precedent
50.

What are the two levels of federal courts?

a)

superior and inferior

b)

superior and supreme

c)

state and local

d)

district and circuit

51.
There are 13 of these
a)
Circuit courts of appeals
b)
special courts
c)
district courts
d)
inferior courts
52.
there are 94 of these
a)
district courts
b)
special courts
c)
inferior courts
d)
circuit courts
53.
Which of the following is a special court?
a)
Courts-martial
b)
Alien tax court
c)
Supreme Court
d)
circuit courts
54.
This court reviews appeals of military service members
a)
Court of Appeals for the Armed forces
b)
Courts-Martial
c)
Court of Appeals for the Veterans
d)
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
55.
Like Guantanamo Bay, these are courts that oversee unlawful enemy combatants.
a)
Military commisions
b)
Military tribunals
c)
Courts-Martial
d)
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
56.
This court deals with issues of US taxes.
a)
US Tax Court
b)
US Fax Court
c)
US Lax Court
d)
US Max Court

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