WorksheetsNational Judiciary Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why did the Constitution provide for two separate court systems?
to keep the federal court system from being overwhelmed
to establish the federal court system as having more power than State courts
to maintain a balance of power between the Federal Government and the States
to strengthen the balance of power between the three branches of Federal Government
What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?
to make the laws
to interpret the laws
to enforce the laws
to renew the laws
What is the job of an appellate court?
to automatically overturn the original ruling
to select cases for the Supreme Court
to uphold the original ruling no matter what
to review an original case for a mistake
What is the job of an appellate court?
to automatically overturn the original ruling
to select cases for the Supreme Court
to uphold the original ruling no matter what
to review an original case for a mistake
The Supreme Court has the power of Judicial Review. What is Judicial Review?
when the Supreme Court decides if a law is unconstitutional or not
when the Supreme Court creates a new law
when the Supreme Court enforces the laws of the Legislative Branch
when the Supreme Court vetoes a Bill from Congress
How many justices make up the Supreme Court?
8
5
9
7
Article Three of the Constitution covers the
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
States
District courts are
the highest level in the federal court system
the intermediate level in the federal court system
the lowest level in the federal court system
the state court system
The term of Supreme Court Justices is
Life tenure
4 years
6 years
12 years
“Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.”
What is the highest Court in the United States.
State Court
Federal Court
Supreme Court
District Court
How long can you remain a Supreme Court Justice once you are appointed and approved?
10 years
6 years
until you are re-elected
until you resign, die, or you could be impeached
What argument was the author of this statement, John Marshall, making about how the Federal Government should function?
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.”
—John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, Opinion of the Court
The judicial branch of the Federal Government should have the power to make laws.
The judicial branch of the Federal Government should have power to interpret laws.
The judicial branch has the sole authority to establish a federal court system.
Only the laws created by the Federal Government, and approved by the Court, have any authority in the federal system.
The celebrated decision in this case gave the Supreme Court judicial review:
Slaughterhouse Case
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
