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WorksheetsJudicial Branch Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 31mins
Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.
President
Senate
Vice President
Congress
How many justices make up the Supreme Court?
8
5
9
7
Which of the following would best describe a dissenting opinion?
"Opinion of the Court"
Agree with the majority but for different reasons
Decided to sit out the case for personal reasons
Disagrees with the majority outcome for different reasons.
Which of the following courts were originally created with the Constitution?
U.S. Federal Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Federal District Court
State Supreme Courts
How long is a term for a Supreme Court Justice?
10 years
20 years
35 years
Lifetime
True or False, Judicial review is an effective check and balance on the other two branches?
True
False
Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...
Congress
President
Senate
Chief Justice
Which Supreme Court case ruled State's cannot stop protected 1st amendment speech (even symbolic) just because they disagree with that speech?
Miranda v. Arizona
United States v. Nixon
Texas v. Johnson
D.C v. Heller
Which Supreme Court case ruled that an individual must be aware of their rights before being interrogated by law enforcement?
Miranda v. Arizona
Tinker v. Des Moines
Texas v. Johnson
D.C v. Heller
What are the TWO types of court systems in the U.S.? (Select TWO answers)
Federal
Universal
State
International
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 are the TWO reasons it's difficult to get a case all the way to the Supreme Court?
has to go through the appeals process first
has to affect at least 5 different states
has to wait for a period of 5 years while the Justices review the case
the Supreme Court gets to choose their cases
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 or die
This Article defines the Judicial Branch and establishes the Supreme Court as the highest court in the U.S.
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Articles of Confederation
This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans
Brown vs Board of Ed
Escobedo vs ILL
Dred Scott vs Sanford
Gregg vs Georgia
This ruling gave a school district had the constitutional authority to limit a student’s (Frasier) speech because of the educational authority that is given to schools by the tenth amendment.
Brown vs Board of Education
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Bethel School District vs Frasier
Mapp v. Ohio
This ruling held that public school curricular student newspapers that have not been established as forums for student expression are subject to a lower level of First Amendment protection than independent student expression or newspapers established (by policy or practice) as forums for student expression.
In re Gault, 1966
Korematsu v. United States, 1944
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 1988
Mapp v. Ohio, 1961
This ruling affirmed the government’s decision regarding the Japanese American Internment during World War II and found that it was not unconstitutional.
McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819
Mapp v. Ohio, 1961
Marbury v. Madison, 1803
Korematsu v. United States, 1944
This ruling held that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" must be excluded from criminal prosecutions in state courts, as well as federal courts.
Mapp v. Ohio, 1961
Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819
Marbury v. Madison, 1803
This landmark ruling held that basis for the exercise of judicial review of Federal statutes by the United States Supreme Court under Article Three of the United States Constitution is legal.
McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819
Marbury v. Madison, 1803
Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
New Jersey v. TLO, 1985
This ruling held that schools can search students with reasonable cause. This case lessens the Tinker doctrine and gives school officials greater latitude in disciplining students
New Jersey v. TLO, 1985
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978
Roe v. Wade, 1973
The Supreme Court ruled that the "separate but equal" provision of the Louisiana law was constitutional. The case established this principle of segregation until it was overturned in 1954.
Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969
The court declared that "student rights do not stop at the schoolhouse gates." The wearing of black armbands was protected by the Constitution. Students enjoy protection of the Bill of Rights unless their actions materially disrupt the educational environment.
Regents of California v. Bakke,1978
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969
Texas v. Johnson, 1991
This ruling invalidated prohibitions on desecrating the American flag in force in 48 of the 50 states. Justice William
Brennan wrote for a five-justice majority in holding that the defendant's act of flag burning was protected speech under the first amendment.
Regents of California v. Bakke,
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969
Texas v. Johnson, 1991
Which amendment limited a President's term in office?
12th
20th
22nd
23rd
Which progressive amendment granted women the right to vote?
16th
17th
18th
19th
Which amendment bans the making and selling of alcoholic
beverages - Prohibition?
21st Amendment
23rd Amendment
16th Amendment
18th Amendment
Which amendment passed income tax laws?
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Which Amendment gives women the right to vote?
17th Amendment
26th Amendment
21st Amendment
19th Amendment
Which amendment ends the poll tax in federal elections?
24th Amendment
21st Amendment
27th Amendment
25th Amendment
Which amendment ended Prohibition?
18th Amendment
23rd Amendment
25th Amendment
21st Amendment
the right to vote
canvass
suffrage
initiative
literacy
Which of the following is NOT a barrier put into effect in some states after the Civil War to keep African Americans from voting?
grandfather clause
poll tax
literacy tests
15th amendment
States must pay for public defenders as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?
District of Columbia v. Heller
Gideon v. Wainwright
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Miranda v. Arizona
Precedent is defined as past decisions made in a court of law.
True
False
