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WorksheetsThe Judiciary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Most of the cases SCOTUS hears come from
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
United States is considered a ____________ court system.
uni
dual
tri
quad
Which court has both original and appellate jurisdiction?
Federal District Courts
Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals
U.S. Claims Court
How long is a federal judges term of office?
4 years
8 years
16 years
life
The Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court first asserted its power of Judicial Review was:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Written documents filed with the Court before oral arguments begin.
Briefs
Certificates
Writs of Certiorari
The minority opinion, written by those justices who do not agree with the Court’s majority decision.
Concurrent Opinion
Majority Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
There are how many U.S. circuit courts of appeal?
50
100
94
13
What is judicial review?
Judicial review is the power of federal courts to rule an act of a government official as unconstitutional
Judicial review is the power of the federal courts to rule an act of a government organization, or law as unconstitutional
Judicial review is the power of the federal courts to nullify decisions and actions of other government institutions
All the above
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
3
5
13
9
Who, typically, writes the majority opinion in a Supreme Court case?
The Supreme Court's chief law clerk
The chief justice
The oldest justice
None of the above
What is a plurality ruling?
When the Supreme Court ruling is 7-2
When the Supreme Court’s ruling results in a split decision, like 5-4
When the Supreme Court decision is unanimous
None of the above
