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Supreme Court

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The authority to hear a case is call
a)
Prior Restraint
b)
Authorization
c)
Affirmation
d)
Jurisdiction
2.
What is the Court of last resort in all federal opinions?
a)
Appellate Court
b)
District Court
c)
Circuit Court
d)
The Supreme Court
3.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
a)
Stephan Breyer
b)
Clarence Thomas
c)
John Roberts
d)
Antonin Scalia
4.
How many justices make up the Supreme Court?
a)
10
b)
8
c)
5
d)
9
5.
How are Supreme Court justices selected?
a)
Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
b)
by an election
c)
Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
d)
Congress selects them
6.
Who determines the size of the Supreme Court?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President
d)
Governor Group
7.

What justice is pictured here? She became the first Puerto Rican woman to serve as a judge in a U.S. federal court.

a)

Elena Kagan

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

8.

What justice is pictured here? On January 31, 2017, President Trump announced his nomination judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

a)

Brett M. Kavanaugh

b)

Neil M. Gorsuch

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

9.

Who is pictured here? He is the Chief Justice of the Court since 2005.

a)

Neil M. Gorsuch

b)

Stephen G. Breyer

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

John G. Roberts, Jr.

10.

Who is pictured here? In 2005 he was nominated by President George W. Bush to replace the associate Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

a)

Neil M. Gorsuch

b)

Brett M. Kavanaugh

c)

John G. Roberts Jr.

d)

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

11.
a)

Stephen G. Breyer

b)

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Brett M. Kavanaugh

12.

a)

Sandra Day O'connor

b)

Amy Coney Barrett

c)

Elena Kagan

d)

Sonia Sotomayor

13.
a)

Brett M. Kavanaugh

b)

John G. Roberts Jr.

c)

Stephen G. Breyer

d)

Clarence Thomas

14.
a)

Elena Kagan

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

Sandra Day O'connor

15.

What justice is picture here? She is the newest justice to join the Court.

a)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

b)

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

John G. Roberts Jr.

16.

How long is a term of a Supreme Court Justice?

a)

6 years

b)

35 years

c)

As long as they choose

d)

Four Presidential Terms

17.

Do all of the Justices have to be present in order to hear a case?

a)

A quorum of six Justices is required to decide a case.

b)

A quorum of five Justices is required to decide a case.

c)

A quorum of seven Justices is required to decide a case.

d)

A quorum of all nine Justices is required to decide a case.

18.

How many cases are appealed to the Court each year and how many cases does the Court hear?

a)

The Court receives approximately 6,000-7,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each Term. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 70 cases.

b)

The Court receives approximately 7,000-8,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each Term. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 80 cases.

c)

The Court receives approximately 8,000-9,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each Term. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 90 cases.

d)

The Court receives approximately 9,000-10,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each Term. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 100 cases.

19.

What is the minimum age requirement to be on the Supreme Court?

a)

You must be at least 25 years old

b)

You must be at least 35 years old

c)

You must be at least 40 years old

d)

There is no age requirement

20.

This person is the most recent judge added to the U.S. Supreme Court:

a)

Amy Coney Barrett

b)

Neal Gorsuch

c)

Brett Kavanaugh

d)

John G. Roberts