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Unit 5 - Judicial Branch - Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

a)

make laws

b)

veto laws

c)

enforce laws

d)

Interpret laws

2.

How many levels of courts are there in the Judicial Branch?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

3.

What are two reasons people go to court?

a)

appeal laws and veto laws

b)

veto laws and breaking a law

c)

breaking a law and civil lawsuit

d)

appeal laws and change the Constitution

4.

What is the single biggest job of a judge?

a)

decides how criminals should be punished

b)

argue court cases

c)

present evidence

d)

determine guilt or innocence

5.

A formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed is a(n)

a)

interpretation

b)

verdict

c)

confession

d)

appeal

6.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

National Court

b)

District Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Court of Appeals

7.

Who nominates judges at the national level?

a)

Senate

b)

Lawyers

c)

Voters

d)

President

8.

Who must confirm (approve) judges at the national level?

a)

Senate

b)

President

c)

Voters

d)

Lawyers

9.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

12

d)

100

10.

What is the main job of the Supreme Court?

a)

Select the president

b)

Interpret the Constitution

c)

Execute laws

d)

Make laws

11.

T.L.O. vs. New Jersey is a Supreme Court case that involved which amendment?

a)

1st

b)

4th

c)

14th

d)

18th

12.

In T.L.O. vs. New Jersey, the Supreme Court said ___________

a)

Separate but equal is unconstitutional

b)

Reasonable suspicion is not enough to search a student in school

c)

Reasonable suspicion is enough to search a student in school

d)

Students do not have a right to free speech in school

13.

How did T.L.O. vs New Jersey change schools in America?


T.L.O. said that the evidence, including her confession should be suppressed (withheld), because the search was unreasonable.


In the text above, the word confession means

a)

admission

b)

suspicion

c)

lying

d)

apology

14.

In Bethel v. Fraser, the Supreme Court said:

a)

Schools can search your locker

b)

Students do not have free speech in school

c)

Separate but equal is unconstitutional

d)

Students can say what they want in class

15.

Bethel v. Fraser changed schools because:

a)

The Bill of Rights applies to all students

b)

Black and White students cannot go to school together

c)

Schools can search your locker without your permission

d)

Students can be punished for using bad language

16.

Bethel v. Fraser was a case that involved which amendment?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

17.

What is the best summary of the case of Bethel v. Fraser?

a)

A black student wanted to attend a local all-white school

b)

A principal searched a student's locker

c)

A student used bad language in a speech

d)

An undocumented student wanted to attend public school

18.

How did the Supreme Court interpret the law in Bethel v. Fraser?

a)

Freedom of Speech does not exist in schools, but does exist outside of school

b)

All students are equal, but can go to separate schools

c)

Police do not need reasonable suspicion to search you in school

d)

All children have equal rights, but adults do not have equal rights