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Supreme Court

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This woman, who died in September 2020, was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court. She was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993.

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

b)

Sandra Day O'Conner

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Elena Kagan

2.

This person replaced Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court:

a)

Amy Coney Barrett

b)

Neal Gorsuch

c)

Brett Kavanaugh

d)

John G. Roberts

3.

How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

11

d)

5

4.

As of January 2023, who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

John G. Roberts

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Stephen G. Breyer

d)

Neil M. Gorsuch

5.

How many Supreme Court Justices did President Trump appoint?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

Sondra Day O'Conner

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Elan Kagan

7.

Which president appointed the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Richard Nixon

8.

Who was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

John Jay

b)

John Marshall

c)

John Blair

d)

John Rutledge

9.

Who is the only person to serve as both President of the United States and Chief Justice?

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

10.

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court Justice. As a lawyer, which Supreme Court case did he argue (and win) ?

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Dred Scott v Sanford

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Bailey v Patterson

11.

After the president nominates a judge for the Supreme Court, who votes to approve the nominee?

a)

the Senate

b)

the House of Representatives

c)

the other justices of the Supreme Court

d)

the governors of the states

12.

How long is the term of a Supreme Court Justice?

a)

They can serve as long as they choose and can only be removed from office by impeachment.

b)

Must be reconfirmed every 10 years

c)

20 years

d)

6 years