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e-Activity: The Associate Justice-Designate of the Supreme Court

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was born in Washington D. C. but grew up in ______. Judge Jackson grew up in _____.

a)

Tallahassee, FL

b)

Jacksonville, FL

c)

New Orleans, LA

d)

Miami, FL

2.

Ketanji Onyika Brown, graduated from _____ in _____ (year), with an

A. B. degree and Magna Cum Laude academic honors.

a)

Harvard University; 1992

b)

Columbia University; 1996

c)

Yale University; 1992

d)

Stanford University; 1996

3.

After law school, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was a law clerk to _____, for the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

a)

Judge Bruce M. Selya

b)

Judge Patti B. Saris

c)

Justice Stephen Breyer

d)

Justice Clarence Thomas

4.

Before being considered for the U. S. Supreme Court, which court was Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appointed to by President Barack Obama? Judge Jackson was appointed to the _____.

a)

U.S. Appellate Court

b)

Probate Court

c)

U. S. District Court

d)

Municipal Court

5.

All of the following are true about Judge Brown Jackson being nominated to the U. S. Supreme Court EXCEPT:

_____.

a)

Judge Jackson will be the first Black woman justice to sit on the court

b)

Judge Jackson is the third Black justice in U. S. history to sit on the court

c)

Judge Jackson is the sixth woman justice to sit on the court

d)

Judge Jackson will tip the balance of the conservative court in the liberal justices' favor

6.

Which of the following is not part of the process in appointing an U. S. Supreme Court Justice? _____ is not part of the process.

a)

The nominee must go through an investigation of his/her background by the Senate.

b)

The House of Representatives must approve of the nominee.

c)

The Senate must have a final vote after the confirmation hearings.

d)

The Senate Judiciary Committee must hold confirmation hearings with the nominee.

7.

During the 2020 presidential election, President Biden promised to place a(n) _____ on the U. S. Supreme Court, to help secure the vote from a segment of the Democratic electorate.

a)

Woman

b)

Hispanic Woman

c)

African American Woman

d)

Asian American Woman

8.

The newest Associate Justice-Designate will replace Justice ____, ____(Last Name, First Name) on the U. S. Supreme Court, once he retires in the Summer 2022, creating a vacancy.

(a)  

9.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, secured her confirmation to the U. S. Supreme Court on _____(Thursday). (HINT: Type your answer as __(DD)(2 Digits) __(Full Name of Month) __(YYYY)(4 Digits).)

(a)  

10.

In her personal life Ketanji Brown Jackson is married to ____(Last Name), ____(First & Middle Name), a ____(profession); and they have two(2) bi-racial daughters.

a)

Jackson, Francis Gardner; Financial Accountant

b)

Jackson, Patrick Graves; Gastrointestinal Surgeon

c)

Jackson, William; Lawyer

d)

Ryan, Paul; Former U. S. Speaker of the House of Congress