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Unit 6 Test Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

3

d)

1

2.

The U.S. Supreme Court is:

a)

responsible for deciding whether laws violate the U.S. Constitution

b)

located in Washington, D.C.

c)

the highest court in all of the land

d)

all answer choices are correct

3.

The head of the U.S. Supreme Court is called:

a)

Chief Executive of the United States

b)

Chief Justice of the United States

c)

Chief Legislator of the United States

d)

Head Judge of the United States

4.

Who has the constitutional authority to nominate people to service on the Supreme Court of the United States (S.C.O.T.U.S)

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

the President of the United States (P.O.T.U.S)

d)

current justices of the court

5.

The term for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice is:

a)

2 terms or 10 years

b)

4 years

c)

15 years

d)

life

6.

Most cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court on:

a)

appeal

b)

Fridays

c)

concurrent jurisdiction

d)

writ of certiorari

7.

Which landmark court case established the principle of judicial review?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

8.

If a Supreme Court judge has personal religious obligations to military service, but rules in favor of the draft because it is a federal law, that judge is practicing

a)

Judicial Activism

b)

Judicial Restraint

c)

Original Jurisdiction

d)

Appellate Jurisdiction

9.

As the Supreme Court goes about its work of interpreting and applying laws passed by Congress, it exemplifies

a)

the doctrine of separation of powers

b)

the federal system

c)

the concept of popular sovereignty

d)

the system of checks and balances

10.

The list of cases to be heard by a court is called a

a)

civil case list

b)

docket

c)

certificate

d)

writ of certiorari

11.

Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes once said that the Constitution "means what the judges say it means." He was defining the Supreme Court's

a)

right to use the writ of certiorari

b)

exclusive jurisdiction

c)

power of judicial review

d)

original jurisdiction