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Judicial Branch: Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a part of the Judicial Branch of government?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Federal Court of Appeals

c)

Federal District Courts

d)

Department of Justice

2.

What is considered the highest court of the United States?

a)

The Federal Court of appeals

b)

The Congressional Court

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Department of Justice

3.

How many justices are there on the current Supreme Court?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

4.

How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

6 years

d)

For life

5.

What two documents outline the right of a fair judicial process to every citizen of the United States?

a)

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

b)

The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights

c)

The Magna Carta and the Constitution

d)

The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

6.

What happens if a person can’t afford a lawyer?

a)

They are automatically determined guilty.

b)

They are given a lawyer by the government.

c)

They must represent themselves before the judge.

d)

The judge acts as their lawyer.

7.

About how many cases does the Supreme Court review each year?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

8.

What is the main reason that federal judges are appointed to their positions for life rather than a specific term like most politicians?

a)

Because many cases take years and years to review

b)

So they will not be pressured by political elections

c)

In order to allow them to learn their job and become good at it over time

d)

Because most of them are old and will die soon anyway

9.

If someone feels that their trial was not fair or was handled wrong, what is the next step they can take in the judicial process?

a)

They can appeal to a higher court of law

b)

They can fire their lawyer and ask the judge for another trial

c)

They can flee to another country and then declare a new trial

d)

There is nothing they can do

10.

Which article of the constitution establishes the Judicial Branch?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

11.

Supreme Court judges are appointed by the __________ and approved by the ________?

a)

President….. Senate

b)

President…. Electoral College

c)

House of Representatives…. President

d)

House of Representatives…. Senate

12.

An explanation for the Supreme Court decision is called

a)

A legal draft

b)

An opinion

c)

Litigation

d)

Judicial referee

13.

If you are registered to vote or have a driver’s license, you may be called

a)

For an indictment

b)

By a judicial circuit

c)

For jury duty

d)

To be a litigate

14.

The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over what other courts?

a)

Federal Courts

b)

State Courts

c)

County Courts

d)

All of these are correct

15.

According to Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court has the right of “judicial review.” This gives the court the right to:

a)

Review 10,000 cases a year

b)

Declare the constitutionality of a case

c)

Judge all cases in Madison County

d)

Oversee cases involving to two corporations

16.

This image shows the jurisdiction of which court system?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Federal Courts

c)

State Courts

d)

County Courts

17.

If someone was caught speeding in front of our school, which court system would most likely try their case?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Federal Courts

c)

State Courts

d)

International Courts

18.

If someone was caught laundering money from Georgia through banks in California, which court, which court system would most likely try their case?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Federal Courts

c)

State Courts

d)

County Court

19.

If a case ends up at the Supreme Court, it is more than likely it is because the case was

a)

appealed

b)

due processed

c)

protested

d)

jurisdictioned

20.

"Due process” means

a)

the government must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person, including a fair judicial process

b)

there is a large bill due at the end of a court case that guilt people must pay

c)

only that the government must give someone a speedy trial

d)

the courts cannot ask someone to testify against themselves