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American Government: Standard 13

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Constitution provide for two separate court systems?

a)

to keep the federal court system from being overwhelmed

b)

to establish the federal court system as having more power than State courts

c)

to maintain a balance of power between the Federal Government and the States

d)

to strengthen the balance of power between the three branches of Federal Government

2.
How are federal judges selected?
a)
The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
b)
The person is named to the bench by the President and does not need to be confirmed.
c)
The person is publicly elected to the bench and confirmed by the Senate.
d)
The person is nominated by the Senate and chosen by the President.
3.
When a case is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the court can do which of the following?
a)
Declares the law involved in the case to be unconstitutional.
b)
Sends the case to Congress to decide on the legality of the law involved.
c)
Sends the case back to the lower court for reconsideration.
d)
Passes the case on to a higher court.
4.
US Court of Federal Claims, US Tax Court, and Courts of the District of Columbia are examples of what?
a)
Constitutional Courts
b)
Inferior Courts
c)
Special Courts
d)
Superior Courts
5.

How many Supreme Court Justices sit on the Supreme Court?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

5

d)

12

6.
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)
7.
Which Chief Justice established Judicial Review?
a)
John Roberts
b)
Oliver Wendell Holmes
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
John Marshall
8.
Which future Supreme Court justice argued for Brown in the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court case in 1954?
a)
John Roberts
b)
John Marshall
c)
Arthur Kennedy
d)
Thurgood Marshall
9.

which court is highest

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Court of Appeals

c)

Distict Courts

10.

What was the impact of the Marbury v Madison case?

a)

The case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, it also allowed them to make laws and passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.

b)

The case impacted nothing

c)

It gave the courts power

11.

What was the outcome of the Marbury v Madison case?

a)

Madison didn't let Marbury be a judge

b)

Marbury got his spot in the supreme court

c)

Nothing happen

12.

What did the marbury vs madison establish?

a)

It establish the judicial review

b)

It establish nothing

c)

It establish the rights of humans

13.
How many justices serve on Supreme Court?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
9
14.
The Supreme Court hears what type of law?
a)
Constitutional
b)
Civil
c)
Criminal
d)
Military
15.
Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
United States v. Nixon
d)
Marbury v Madison
16.
Supreme Court cases that established that separate is equal, therefore making segregation legal.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, Kansas
c)
Washington D.C. v. Heller
d)
United States v Nixon
17.
Supreme Court case that established separate is NOT equal, therefore DESEGREGATING public schools.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
Bush v. Gore

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