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Judicial Branch - Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What title is used to refer to a Supreme Court judge?

a)

bencher

b)

jurist

c)

magistrate

d)

justice

2.

How many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

100

d)

435

3.

How long do federal court judges serve, once they are confirmed?

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

8 years

d)

life (until retirement or death)

4.

The person in charge on the Supreme Court is called the _________ __________.

a)

First Justice

b)

Chief Justice

c)

Speaker of the Supreme Court

d)

Premier Justice

5.

According to the U.S. Constitution, what is the age requirement for the Supreme Court Justices?

a)

50

b)

45

c)

40

d)

No age requirement

6.

Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Anthony Kennedy

c)

John Roberts

d)

Brett Kavanaugh

7.

Once selected by the president, Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...

a)

the House of Representative

b)

the President

c)

the Senate

d)

Chief Justice

8.

Which court has only original jurisdiction?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

US District Court

c)

US Court of Appeals

d)

circuit courts

9.

The geographic region covered by one of the 12 U.S. Appeals Courts is a ...

a)

sector

b)

precedent

c)

zone

d)

circuit

10.

Which type of case can result in a sentence of time in prison or even capital punishment?

a)

civil cases

b)

criminal cases

11.

A court opinion written by those justices of the Supreme Court who disagreed with the majority opinion is the ...

a)

dissenting opinion

b)

concurring opinion

c)

minority opinion

d)

opposition opinion

12.

(T/F) Most federal court cases begin in the District Courts.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

(T/F) The U.S. Constitution requires federal judges to be natural-born citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which Supreme Court landmark case, decided in 1973, effectively legalized abortion across the United States?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Fergeson

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Korematsu v. United States

15.

A jury whose job is to review evidence in a case to determine if it should go to trial is known as a ...

a)

petit jury

b)

bench jury

c)

grand jury

d)

review jury