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WorksheetsJudicial Branch: Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is not a part of the Judicial Branch of government?
Supreme Court
Federal Court of Appeals
Federal District Courts
Department of Justice
What is considered the highest court of the United States?
The Federal Court of appeals
The Congressional Court
The Supreme Court
The Department of Justice
How many justices are there on the current Supreme Court?
3
6
9
12
How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
1 year
2 years
6 years
For life
What two documents outline the right of a fair judicial process to every citizen of the United States?
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta and the Constitution
The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence
What happens if a person can’t afford a lawyer?
They are automatically determined guilty.
They are given a lawyer by the government.
They must represent themselves before the judge.
The judge acts as their lawyer.
About how many cases does the Supreme Court review each year?
2
10
100
1000
What is the main reason that federal judges are appointed to their positions for life rather than a specific term like most politicians?
Because many cases take years and years to review
So they will not be pressured by political elections
In order to allow them to learn their job and become good at it over time
Because most of them are old and will die soon anyway
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?
They can appeal to a higher court of law
They can fire their lawyer and ask the judge for another trial
They can flee to another country and then declare a new trial
There is nothing they can do
Which article of the constitution establishes the Judicial Branch?
I
II
III
IV
Supreme Court judges are appointed by the __________ and approved by the ________?
President….. Senate
President…. Electoral College
House of Representatives…. President
House of Representatives…. Senate
An explanation for the Supreme Court decision is called
A legal draft
An opinion
Litigation
Judicial referee
If you are registered to vote or have a driver’s license, you may be called
For an indictment
By a judicial circuit
For jury duty
To be a litigate
The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over what other courts?
Federal Courts
State Courts
County Courts
All of these are correct
According to Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court has the right of “judicial review.” This gives the court the right to:
Review 10,000 cases a year
Declare the constitutionality of a case
Judge all cases in Madison County
Oversee cases involving to two corporations
This image shows the jurisdiction of which court system?
Supreme Court
Federal Courts
State Courts
County Courts
If someone was caught speeding in front of our school, which court system would most likely try their case?
Supreme Court
Federal Courts
State Courts
International Courts
If someone was caught laundering money from Georgia through banks in California, which court, which court system would most likely try their case?
Supreme Court
Federal Courts
State Courts
County Court
If a case ends up at the Supreme Court, it is more than likely it is because the case was
appealed
due processed
protested
jurisdictioned
"Due process” means
the government must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person, including a fair judicial process
there is a large bill due at the end of a court case that guilt people must pay
only that the government must give someone a speedy trial
the courts cannot ask someone to testify against themselves
