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Supreme Court

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Legalized segregation in the form of "Separate but Equal"

a)

Brown -v- Board of Education

b)

Mapp -v- Ohio

c)

Gideon -v- Wainwright

d)

Plessy -v- Ferguson

2.

No more segregated schools, blacks and whites must be integrated

a)

Miranda -v- Arizona

b)

Brown -v- Board of Education

c)

Plessy -v- Ferguson

d)

Roe -v- Wade

3.

Which action is an example of judicial review?

a)

Congress increased the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

b)

The Supreme Court heard a case involving an United States ambassador.

c)

The Supreme Court declared part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional.

d)

The Chief Justice presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.

4.

What is the main job of the judicial branch?

a)

all of the above

b)

See that laws are fair and follow the Constitution.

c)

See that laws passed by Congress are carried out.

d)

Make laws for the whole nation.

5.

Which court is considered the highest in the United States?

a)

United States Supreme Court

b)

The Federal District Court

c)

The Federal Court of Appeals

d)

The State Supreme Court

6.

How long is the term for a Supreme Court justice?

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

10 years

d)

Life

7.

How many judges make up the Supreme Court?

a)

12

b)

3

c)

9

d)

6

8.

What was the main reason why the famers gave the Supreme Court their length of term in office?

a)

In order to allow them to learn their job and become good at it over time.

b)

So they will make decisions base on what they think is right, rather than on what they think will help them keep their job

c)

Because most of them are old and will die soon anyways

d)

Because many cases take years to review

9.

Marbury v. Madison established what principle?

a)

limited government

b)

judicial review

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

checks and balances

10.

Which Article discusses the Supreme Court responsibilities?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

11.

The Supreme Court justices are appointed by the ________ and approved by the __

a)

president; senate

b)

senate; president

c)

citizens; president

d)

house of representatives; president

12.
Who has the power to appoint a Supreme Court Judge, when there is an open spot  on the court?
a)
Legislature
b)
Citizens
c)
President
d)
Congress
13.
What is the main duty of the Supreme Court?
a)
Make laws
b)
Interpret laws
c)
Enforce laws
d)
Break laws
14.
Am opinion that argues that the ruling of the court was incorrect
a)
Concurring Opinion
b)
Majority Opinion
c)
Per Curiam Opinion
d)
Dissenting Opinion
15.

What is the main job of the judicial branch?

a)

all of the above

b)

See that laws are fair and follow the Constitution.

c)

See that laws passed by Congress are carried out.

d)

Make laws for the whole nation.

16.
The authority to hear a case is call
a)
Prior Restraint
b)
Authorization
c)
Affirmation
d)
Jurisdiction
17.
What is the Court of last resort in all federal opinions?
a)
Appellate Court
b)
District Court
c)
Circuit Court
d)
The Supreme Court
18.
What is an opinion?
a)
The views of the litigants in a case.
b)
The decision of the Court.
c)
The legal reasoning explaining a desicion
d)
The jury's decision on a case.
19.
An order by a court to have the records from a lower court to be sent up for review.
a)
Writ of Certiorari
b)
Amicus Brief
c)
State Decicis
d)
Writ of Mandamus
20.
Legal argument of a party interested in a case submitted to the court hearing the case.
a)
Amicus Brief
b)
Per Curiam
c)
Writ of Mandamus
d)
Stare decisis brief
21.
Am opinion that argues that the ruling of the court was incorrect
a)
Concurring Opinion
b)
Majority Opinion
c)
Per Curiam Opinion
d)
Dissenting Opinion
22.
The case that established the "separate but equal" ruling was
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Marbury v. Madison
23.
This Supreme Court ruling overturned "separate but equal".
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Texas v. Johnson
d)
Marbury v. Madison
24.
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
25.
Usually, the Supreme Court has what type of jurisdiction?  (They hear a lot of appeals)
a)
Original
b)
Appellate
c)
Constitutional
26.
Who determines the size of the Supreme Court?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President
d)
Governor Group
27.
About how many cases are appealed to the Supreme Court each year?
a)
80
b)
1,000
c)
9,000
d)
100,000
28.
The Supreme Court justices decide to hear about this many cases each term.
a)
25
b)
80
c)
200
d)
1500
29.
To ask a higher court to review your case if you are unhappy with outcome (verdict)
a)
Verdict
b)
Sentencing
c)
Warrant
d)
Appeal
30.
Higher courts that ONLY hear cases that have been appealed.  They do not hear new trials
a)
Appellate Jurisdiction
b)
Appellate Courts
c)
Original Courts
d)
Remand
31.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
a)
Stephan Breyer
b)
Clarence Thomas
c)
John Roberts
d)
Antonin Scalia
32.

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

33.

The rule of 4 refers to?

a)

Bad things happening

b)

Comedic timing

c)

judges agreeing to see a case

d)

winning vote

34.

What does SCOTUS stand for

a)

Same Court Operation Through Utility Stance

b)

Salem Country Observational Tip Under the Stars

c)

Supreme Court Of The United States

35.

When does the supreme court start their term every year?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

January

d)

October

36.

What percentage of case sent to the court are actually seen by the court

a)

roughly none-ya

b)

20-30%

c)

roughly 1%

d)

90%

37.

How long does each side have for oral arguments?

a)

All day

b)

4 hours per side

c)

30 mins a side

d)

1 hour per side

38.

When justices look at what the authors of the Constitution or the amendments meant when they were authored.

a)

Reading

b)

Original Intent

c)

Interpretation

d)

Law of the Land

39.

Most Supreme Court justices have graduated from the two universities:

a)

TVCC and SFA

b)

Brown and Princeton

c)

Harvard and Columbia

d)

Harvard and Yale

40.

Liberal judges who broadly interpret the Constitution in order to achieve the values of the judge are employing:

a)

judicial activism

b)

judicial restraint

c)

strict constuction

d)

original intent

41.

Conservative judges that only hear cases that deal with explicit constitutional issues, allowing other issues to be resolved by the political process, are using

a)

judicial activism

b)

loose constuction

c)

judicial restraint

d)

strict construction

42.

What is stare decisis?

a)

Important information provided by a "friend of the court"

b)

the official legally binding ruling of the Court

c)

"to stand by decisions and not disturb the undisturbed"

d)

a minority opinion that disagrees with the majority opinion

43.

This person represents the federal government before the Supreme Court

a)

plaintiff

b)

defendent

c)

chief justice

d)

soliton general

44.

Which two types of cases does the Supreme Court hear?

a)

criminal and appellate

b)

original and civil

c)

criminal and civil

d)

original and appellate

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