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AP Government Judicial Branch

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
In the federal system, a district court has the power to
a)
retry a case that was first decided by a State court.
b)
exercise original jurisdiction over a federal case.
c)
apply appellate jurisdiction to a federal case.
d)
determine if a lower court made an unconstitutional ruling on a case.
3.
What conclusion could be drawn  considering only about 1% of the cases applied to the Supreme court are actually taken.
a)
The Supreme Court accepts almost all of the cases that are brought to it.
b)
The Supreme Court deals only with cases involving constitutionality.
c)
Many cases are appealed to the Supreme Court, but it could only deal with a few of them.
d)
The Supreme Court used three different methods with which to rule upon a case.
4.

Judicial review is _____________________.

a)

the ability of Congress to veto Supreme Court rulings.

b)

the courts ability to determine if laws are constitutional.

c)

established by Article I of the Constitution.

d)

the court's power to tax.

5.
number of supreme court justices 
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
6.

What concept did Marbury v. Madison establish?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

"Miranda" Rights

d)

The right of the people to be secure

7.

Which US Supreme Court case ended the segregation of public schools in the US?

a)

Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Bethel School District v. Fraser

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

8.

Which US Supreme Court case dealt with the right to legal counsel when the defendant cannot afford it?

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Gregg v. Georgia

9.

Which US Supreme Court case legalized abortion within the first trimester?

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Bethel School District v. Fraser

c)

Citizens United v. FECA

d)

Manuel v. Joliet

10.

Which Supreme Court Case establishes Judicial Review

a)

Plessy v. Fergusson

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

11.

Article _____ of the Constitution concerns the Judicial Branch

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

an earlier case that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent cases.

a)

Precedent

b)

Original Jurisdiction

c)

Writ of Certiorari

13.

This Supreme Court Cases established separate but equal was constitutional.

a)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

b)

Plessy v. Fergurson

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Loving v. Virgina

14.

Tinker v. Des Moines is a famous Supreme Court case because it upheld that students__________

a)

Didn't have to say the pledge

b)

Could wear any types of clothing they wanted

c)

Could express their political beliefs in schools

d)

Did not have to listen to teachers

15.

How are cases chosen by the Supreme Court?

a)

The people vote in an election for cases

b)

The Supreme Court Justices must be unanimous in agreeing to see a case

c)

The Supreme Court Justices need a majority opinion to see a case

d)

The Supreme Court Justices need 4 Justices to agree to see a case

16.
Which statement is the most accurate regarding the Supreme Court?
a)
Judges are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
b)
Judges are elected by the people and approved by the President
c)
Judges are appointed by the President and approved by the Cabinet
d)
Judges are appointed by the President and confirmed by the House of Representatives
17.
What is the Court of last resort in all federal opinions?
a)
Appellate Court
b)
District Court
c)
Circuit Court
d)
The Supreme Court
18.
Judges in the federal courts are appointed for...
a)
terms varying from four to eight years
b)
17 year terms
c)
life
d)
12 year terms
19.

Which of the following may the judicial branch do to limit the power of the president?

a)

Overturn a presidential veto

b)

Begin impeachment proceedings against the president

c)

Declare an executive order unconstitutional

d)

Refuse to ratify a treaty the president negotiated

20.

What did Hamilton mean when he made the following statement?

“Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.” —Alexander Hamilton

a)

For laws to be effective, there must be courts to make them known to citizens consistently.

b)

For laws to be effective, there must be courts to interpret them consistently.

c)

Laws that are not obeyed should be repealed by the courts.

d)

Laws that are not obeyed should be enforced by the courts.

21.
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.
22.

Justices who take into consideration the ongoing changes in conditions and values in American society while interpreting the Constitution and laws are said to have which judicial philosophy?

a)

Restraint

b)

Activism

c)

Sedition

d)

Jurisdiction

23.
What is the main power of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Judicial Review
b)
To Make the laws
c)
To carry out the laws
d)
To Enforce the laws
24.
Why are federal judges appointed and not elected?
a)
To keep them "above" everyday politics
b)
To ensure that they have enough money to live
c)
To grant them more power than the other branches
d)
To keep the justices in check with the other branches
25.
What is a civil court case?
a)
A case when a crime is committed
b)
A case where one person has a dispute with another.
c)
A case that is being appealed to a higher court.
d)
A death penalty case
26.

Check all statements below that are characteristics of the Supreme Court.

a)

The Supreme Court has 9 justices .

b)

Supreme Court justices serve eight year terms.

c)

Supreme Court justices serve for life or until retirement.

d)

The Supreme Court has 7 justices.

e)

The Supreme Court is the highest ranking court in the nation.

27.

This orders a lower court to deliver its records in a case so that a higher court may review it

a)

brief

b)

precedent

c)

writ of certorari

d)

per curiam

28.

A state may not take a person's life, liberty, or property without

a)

a Supreme Court opinion

b)

appellate jurisdiction

c)

original jurisdiction

d)

due process

29.

Established the Supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCullouch v. Maryland

c)

US v. Lopez

d)

New York Times Co. v. United States

30.

Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime

a)

United States v. Lopez

b)

McDonald v. Chicago

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Roe v. Wade

31.

Compelling Amish students to attend school past the 8th grade violates the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Baker v. Carr

32.

Public school students have the right to wear black arm bands in school to protest the Vietnam war

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Shaw v. Reno

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

33.

Speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected by the 1st Amendment

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Engel v. Vitale

34.

Bolstered freedom of the press, establishing a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

New York Times Co. v. United States

c)

Mc Donald v. Chicago

d)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

35.

Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Marbury v. Madison

36.

Extended the right to privacy to a woman's decision to have an abortion

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Griswold v. Connecticut

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

McDonald v. Chicago

37.

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self defense is applicable to the states

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

McDonald v. Chicago

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Shaw v. Reno

38.

Race based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

McCullouch v. Maryland

39.

Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the 1st Amendment.

a)

United States v. Lopez

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Buckley v. Valeo

d)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

40.

Opened the door to equal protection challenges to redistricting and the development of the "one person, one vote" doctrine by ruling that challenges to redistricting did not raise "political questions" that would keep federal courts from reviewing such challenges

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Shaw v. Reno

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Marbury v. Madison

41.

Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race and ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but race may not be the sole rationale behind redistricting decisions

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Shaw v. Reno

c)

Mc Donald v. Chicago

d)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

42.

Established the principle of Judicial Review empowering the Supreme Court to nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates the Constitution.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCullouch v. Maryland

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

43.

Choose all that apply: These cases deal with the 1st Amendment's speech clause

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Schenck v. United States

c)

Citizens United v. FEC

d)

New York Times v. United States

e)

Engel v. Vitale

44.

This case deals with the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Schenck v. United States

45.

This case deals with the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Engel v. Vitale

d)

Mc Donald v. Chicago

46.

Check all that apply: These are incorporation cases that apply a right found in the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Mc Donald v. Chicago

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

47.

Check all that apply: These cases deal with the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Citizens United v. FEC

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

48.

This case gives meaning to the Necessary and Proper Clause and says that the federal government has powers not expressly listed in the Constitution (i.e. implied powers)

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

US v. Lopez

c)

McCullouch v. Maryland

d)

Roe v. Wade

49.

This case reverses a trend of expanding federal power and limits the government's ability to act pursuant to the Commerce Clause

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

New York Times v. United States

c)

Mc Cullouch v. Maryland

d)

United States v. Lopez

50.

This case overturned the Superme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.

a)

Mc Donald v. Chicago

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Citizens United v. FEC