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WorksheetsUnit 5 - Judicial Branch - Test Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
make laws
veto laws
enforce laws
Interpret laws
How many levels of courts are there in the Judicial Branch?
2
3
4
5
What are two reasons people go to court?
appeal laws and veto laws
veto laws and breaking a law
breaking a law and civil lawsuit
appeal laws and change the Constitution
What is the single biggest job of a judge?
decides how criminals should be punished
argue court cases
present evidence
determine guilt or innocence
A formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed is a(n)
interpretation
verdict
confession
appeal
What is the highest court in the United States?
National Court
District Court
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Who nominates judges at the national level?
Senate
Lawyers
Voters
President
Who must confirm (approve) judges at the national level?
Senate
President
Voters
Lawyers
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
6
9
12
100
What is the main job of the Supreme Court?
Select the president
Interpret the Constitution
Execute laws
Make laws
T.L.O. vs. New Jersey is a Supreme Court case that involved which amendment?
1st
4th
14th
18th
In T.L.O. vs. New Jersey, the Supreme Court said ___________
Separate but equal is unconstitutional
Reasonable suspicion is not enough to search a student in school
Reasonable suspicion is enough to search a student in school
Students do not have a right to free speech in school
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
admission
suspicion
lying
apology
In Bethel v. Fraser, the Supreme Court said:
Schools can search your locker
Students do not have free speech in school
Separate but equal is unconstitutional
Students can say what they want in class
Bethel v. Fraser changed schools because:
The Bill of Rights applies to all students
Black and White students cannot go to school together
Schools can search your locker without your permission
Students can be punished for using bad language
Bethel v. Fraser was a case that involved which amendment?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
What is the best summary of the case of Bethel v. Fraser?
A black student wanted to attend a local all-white school
A principal searched a student's locker
A student used bad language in a speech
An undocumented student wanted to attend public school
How did the Supreme Court interpret the law in Bethel v. Fraser?
Freedom of Speech does not exist in schools, but does exist outside of school
All students are equal, but can go to separate schools
Police do not need reasonable suspicion to search you in school
All children have equal rights, but adults do not have equal rights
