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Supreme court review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the supreme court, how many judges are needed for SCOTUS to hear a case?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

3

2.

Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

RBG

b)

John Roberts

c)

Amy Barrett

d)

Bin Laden

3.

What case did we get Judicial Review from?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

New Jersey v. TLO

4.

When SCOTUS identifies a case, the parties submit a Writ of Cert. Explain what a CERT is...

a)

Brief description of the case

b)

Review of the case

c)

Opinion on the case

d)

The opinion on how the court should rule

5.

There are over 10,000 cases heard by the supreme court cases. However, there are only so many cases that could be heard. What is this number

a)

100

b)

50

c)

75

d)

20

6.

True or false: When there is a tied vote, the lower courts ruling would stand

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Explain a concurring opinion

a)

Summarizes the ruling and why they said so

b)

Gives reasoning for the losing side why they lost

c)

If one judge agrees with the outcome but disagrees with the reasoning

d)

None of the above

8.

During oral arguments, there is a set time limit for you to argue your case. How much time would you have to argue your case?

a)

1 hour

b)

10 minutes

c)

20 minutes

d)

30 minutes

9.

Under Court rule #10, there are certain limits to where SCOTUS will hear the case. Explain what is NOT one of these reasons

a)

Decision conflicts with the precedence or purpose

b)

The decision in the state court conflicts with the federal court

c)

They just don't care and want to get it out of the way

d)

The decision between two different courts of appeals are conflicting

10.

During some supreme court cases, the government gets involved in the case. Explain which official will represent the government

a)

President - Head of the executive branch

b)

Speaker of the House - One of the heads of the Legislative Branch

c)

Solicitor General - Clerk for SCOTUS

d)

Secretary of Defense- Helps protects the nation