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WorksheetsJudicial Branch - Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
What title is used to refer to a Supreme Court judge?
bencher
jurist
magistrate
justice
How many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
5
9
100
435
How long do federal court judges serve, once they are confirmed?
5 years
10 years
8 years
life (until retirement or death)
The person in charge on the Supreme Court is called the _________ __________.
First Justice
Chief Justice
Speaker of the Supreme Court
Premier Justice
According to the U.S. Constitution, what is the age requirement for the Supreme Court Justices?
50
45
40
No age requirement
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Sonia Sotomayor
Anthony Kennedy
John Roberts
Brett Kavanaugh
Once selected by the president, Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...
the House of Representative
the President
the Senate
Chief Justice
Which court has only original jurisdiction?
Supreme Court
US District Court
US Court of Appeals
circuit courts
The geographic region covered by one of the 12 U.S. Appeals Courts is a ...
sector
precedent
zone
circuit
Which type of case can result in a sentence of time in prison or even capital punishment?
civil cases
criminal cases
A court opinion written by those justices of the Supreme Court who disagreed with the majority opinion is the ...
dissenting opinion
concurring opinion
minority opinion
opposition opinion
(T/F) Most federal court cases begin in the District Courts.
True
False
(T/F) The U.S. Constitution requires federal judges to be natural-born citizens.
True
False
Which Supreme Court landmark case, decided in 1973, effectively legalized abortion across the United States?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Fergeson
Roe v. Wade
Korematsu v. United States
A jury whose job is to review evidence in a case to determine if it should go to trial is known as a ...
petit jury
bench jury
grand jury
review jury
