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Judicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The government must always act fairly and in accord with established rules. This is known as ____________.

a)

parliamentary procedure

b)

due process

c)

fair play

d)

protocol

2.

All federal judges are appointed to Constitutional Courts serve a term of ____________.

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

life

d)

15 years

3.

A justice writes a ___________ when he or she agrees with the majority opinion but for a different reason.

a)

dissenting opinion

b)

concurring opinion

c)

judicial order

d)

brief

4.

In the case of Wickard v. Filburn, the Supreme Court effectively broadened Congress's use of the _________ clause of the Constitution.

a)

Supremacy

b)

Necessary and Proper

c)

Commerce

d)

Extradition

5.

Most cases reach the Supreme Court through the issuance of a _______________.

a)

certificate

b)

majority opinion

c)

writ of certiorari

d)

judicial order

6.

A Supreme Court decision sets a(n) ____________ which lower courts will often follow when making decisions in similar cases which come before them in the future.

a)

trial court date

b)

precedent

c)

judicial circuit

d)

oral argument date

7.

The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, and Gideon v. Wainwright advanced the ____________.

a)

rights of the accused persons

b)

voting rights of minorities

c)

principle of separation of church and state

d)

gurantees of free speech and press

8.

The Federal Court of Appeals have ____________ jurisdiction.

a)

exclusive

b)

concurrent

c)

original

d)

appellate

9.

In Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that government could take private property for economic benefit of a community through _________.

a)

due process

b)

habeas corpus

c)

judicial review

d)

eminent domain

10.

Federal District Courts have ________________ jurisdiction.

a)

appellate

b)

exclusive

c)

concurrent

d)

original

11.

The Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines involved the issue of ____.

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

The rights of prison inmates

d)

The rights of students in school

12.

In the case of Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that _________ was a protected form of speech.

a)

rioting

b)

traffic blocking

c)

dodging the draft

d)

flag burning

13.

The two types of federal courts are _________________.

Responses

a)

family and criminal courts

b)

civil and military courts

c)

tennis and basketball courts

d)

Constitutional and special courts

14.

Double jeopardy, self-incrimination and due process are all critical parts of which amendment?

a)

Fifth

b)

First

c)

Fourth

d)

Eighth

15.

In the case of the District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that it is the right of the ____________ to keep and bear arms.

a)

National Guard

b)

security officers

c)

individual

d)

police

16.

In Citizens United v. The Federal Elections Commission, the Supreme Court affirmed the ____________ rights of corporations with regard to political speech.

a)

10th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

4th Amendment

17.

What is the minimum age required for a Supreme Court Justice?

a)

25

b)

35

c)

30

d)

None

18.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

8

19.

Who is the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?

a)

John Roberts

b)

Samuel Alito

c)

Bryce Dallas-Howard

d)

Clarence Thomas

20.

How many years do you have to be a US Citizen to be a Supreme Court Justice

a)

0

b)

7

c)

9

d)

14

21.

Who is the most recent Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Amy Coney Barrett

d)

Chris Pratt

22.

How many Justices have to agree for a case to be won?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

9

d)

7

23.

Which Article of the Constitution concerns the Supreme Court?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

24.

How many Supreme Court Justices have been impeached?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

25.

Which Case gave the Supreme Court the power to review the constitutionality of cases

a)

Roe V. Wade

b)

Plessy V. Ferguson

c)

Marbury V. Madison

d)

Tinker V. Des Moines