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Judicial Branch Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

Vice President

d)

Congress

2.

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

9

d)

7

3.
True or False, in order to be a supreme court justice you are required to have been born in the U.S?
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is the age requirement for the Supreme Court Justices?
a)
50
b)
45
c)
40
d)
No age requirement
5.

Which of the following would best describe a dissenting opinion?

a)

"Opinion of the Court"

b)

Agree with the majority but for different reasons

c)

Decided to sit out the case for personal reasons

d)

Disagrees with the majority outcome for different reasons.

6.

Which of the following courts were originally created with the Constitution?

a)

U.S. Federal Court of Appeals

b)

U.S. Supreme Court

c)

U.S. Federal District Court

d)

State Supreme Courts

7.

How long is a term for a Supreme Court Justice?

a)

10 years

b)

20 years

c)

35 years

d)

Lifetime

8.

True or False, Judicial review is an effective check and balance on the other two branches?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Senate

d)

Chief Justice

10.

Which Supreme Court case ruled State's cannot stop protected 1st amendment speech (even symbolic) just because they disagree with that speech?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

United States v. Nixon

c)

Texas v. Johnson

d)

D.C v. Heller

11.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that an individual must be aware of their rights before being interrogated by law enforcement?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Texas v. Johnson

d)

D.C v. Heller

12.

What are the TWO types of court systems in the U.S.? (Select TWO answers)

a)

Federal

b)

Universal

c)

State

d)

International

13.

What is the job of an appellate court?

a)

to automatically overturn the original ruling

b)

to select cases for the Supreme Court

c)

to uphold the original ruling no matter what

d)

to review an original case for a mistake

14.

What are the TWO reasons it's difficult to get a case all the way to the Supreme Court?

a)

has to go through the appeals process first

b)

has to affect at least 5 different states

c)

has to wait for a period of 5 years while the Justices review the case

d)

the Supreme Court gets to choose their cases

15.

How long can you remain a Supreme Court Justice once you are appointed and approved?

a)

10 years

b)

6 years

c)

until you are re-elected

d)

until you resign or die

16.

This Article defines the Judicial Branch and establishes the Supreme Court as the highest court in the U.S.

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Articles of Confederation

17.

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

a)

Brown vs Board of Ed

b)

Escobedo vs ILL

c)

Dred Scott vs Sanford

d)

Gregg vs Georgia

18.

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.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

c)

Bethel School District vs Frasier

d)

Mapp v. Ohio

19.

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.

a)

In re Gault, 1966

b)

Korematsu v. United States, 1944

c)

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 1988

d)

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

20.

This ruling affirmed the government’s decision regarding the Japanese American Internment during World War II and found that it was not unconstitutional.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

b)

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

c)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

d)

Korematsu v. United States, 1944

21.

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.

a)

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

b)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

d)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

22.

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.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

b)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

c)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

d)

New Jersey v. TLO, 1985

23.

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

a)

New Jersey v. TLO, 1985

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

c)

Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978

d)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

24.

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.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

25.

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.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,1978

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

26.

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.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

27.

Which amendment limited a President's term in office?

a)

12th

b)

20th

c)

22nd

d)

23rd

28.

Which progressive amendment granted women the right to vote?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

29.

Which amendment bans the making and selling of alcoholic

beverages - Prohibition?

a)

21st Amendment

b)

23rd Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

30.

Which amendment passed income tax laws?

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

31.

Which Amendment gives women the right to vote?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

26th Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

32.

Which amendment ends the poll tax in federal elections?

a)

24th Amendment

b)

21st Amendment

c)

27th Amendment

d)

25th Amendment

33.

Which amendment ended Prohibition?

a)

18th Amendment

b)

23rd Amendment

c)

25th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

34.
This amendment abolished slavery. 
a)
12th 
b)
13th 
c)
14th
d)
15th
35.
This amendment says if you are born here you are a citizen. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
36.
This amendment says all male citizens can now vote.
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
23rd
37.
Amendment to the US Constitution that ensured the citizenship of former slaves.  It provides “equal protection of the laws” for all U.S. citizens.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
38.
Amendment to the US Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
39.

the right to vote

a)

canvass

b)

suffrage

c)

initiative

d)

literacy

40.

Which of the following is NOT a barrier put into effect in some states after the Civil War to keep African Americans from voting?

a)

grandfather clause

b)

poll tax

c)

literacy tests

d)

15th amendment

41.
What case held that expressions that resulted in a "clear & present danger" could be punished?
a)
Schenck v. U.S.
b)
Texas v. Johnson
c)
Cooper v. Aaron
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
42.

States must pay for public defenders as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

a)

District of Columbia v. Heller

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

43.

Precedent is defined as past decisions made in a court of law.

a)

True

b)

False

44.
In ____ v. ____, the Supreme Court ruled that current death penalty laws were Unconstitutional because they were considered "cruel and unusual".
a)
Furman v. Georgia
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Miranda v. Arizona