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WorksheetsAP Judicial Branch retest
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Check all statements below that are characteristics of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has 9 justices .
Supreme Court justices serve eight year terms.
Supreme Court justices serve for life or until retirement.
The Supreme Court has 7 justices.
The Supreme Court is the highest ranking court in the nation.
What is the president's role in the replacement of Supreme Court justices?
The president has no role.
The president has to approve the person that the Senate picks.
The president nominates, or picks, a new justice.
The president has to approve the person the House of Representatives picks.
What is the Senate's role in the replacement of Supreme Court justices?
The Senate has no role.
The Senate has to approve, with a vote, the person that the president nominates.
The Senate nominates, or picks, a new justice.
The Senate has to approve the person that the House of Representatives picks.
What type of law governs relationships among individuals (ex. contract disputes, arguments over money)?
Civil Law
Criminal Law
What type of law regulates the conduct of individuals as members of the state (ex. murder, theft)?
Civil Law
Criminal Law
What name is given to the Supreme Court's ability to examine the actions taken by the Executive and Legislative Branches to determine if they violate the Constitution?
Rule of Law
Bill of Rights
Civil Law
Judicial Review
What name is given to the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is applied fairly and equally?
Rule of Law
Bill of Rights
Civil Law
Judicial Review
Explanation for the Supreme Court's decision is called
legal draft
opinion
litigation
judicial referee
This orders a lower court to deliver its records in a case so that a higher court may review it
brief
precedent
writ of certorari
per curiam
A state may not take a person's life, liberty, or property without
a Supreme Court opinion
appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
due process
Which of the following is a trial jury?
grand jury
federal jury
state jury
petit jury
The United States is divided into 12 regions. Each one has a
United States Court of Appeals
United States Tax Court
Concurrent Court
United States Claims Court
Which means friend of the Court?
amicus curiae
writ of certiorari
lobbyist
justice
A written statement that describes the legal argument to a court
brief
per curiam opinion
brief
decision
A just writes this when he or she agrees with the majority opinion, but for a different legal principal
brief
pur curiam opinion
concurring opinion
dissenting opinion
An assistant to a judge
law clerk
chief justice
congressional page
justice
Federal judges become Supreme Court justices through this process:
presidential appointment with House approval
senatorial appointment with House approval
presidential appointment with Senate approval
Senatorial appointment with presidential approval
A Supreme Court's decision sets a
precedent
judicial circuit
trial court date
state court jurisdiction
This means "let the decision stand"
writ of certirorai
per curiam
stare decisis
amicus curiae
