WorksheetsJudicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The government must always act fairly and in accord with established rules. This is known as ____________.
parliamentary procedure
due process
fair play
protocol
All federal judges are appointed to Constitutional Courts serve a term of ____________.
5 years
10 years
life
15 years
A justice writes a ___________ when he or she agrees with the majority opinion but for a different reason.
dissenting opinion
concurring opinion
judicial order
brief
In the case of Wickard v. Filburn, the Supreme Court effectively broadened Congress's use of the _________ clause of the Constitution.
Supremacy
Necessary and Proper
Commerce
Extradition
Most cases reach the Supreme Court through the issuance of a _______________.
certificate
majority opinion
writ of certiorari
judicial order
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.
trial court date
precedent
judicial circuit
oral argument date
The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, and Gideon v. Wainwright advanced the ____________.
rights of the accused persons
voting rights of minorities
principle of separation of church and state
gurantees of free speech and press
The Federal Court of Appeals have ____________ jurisdiction.
exclusive
concurrent
original
appellate
In Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that government could take private property for economic benefit of a community through _________.
due process
habeas corpus
judicial review
eminent domain
Federal District Courts have ________________ jurisdiction.
appellate
exclusive
concurrent
original
The Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines involved the issue of ____.
Freedom of religion
Freedom of the Press
The rights of prison inmates
The rights of students in school
In the case of Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that _________ was a protected form of speech.
rioting
traffic blocking
dodging the draft
flag burning
The two types of federal courts are _________________.
Responses
family and criminal courts
civil and military courts
tennis and basketball courts
Constitutional and special courts
Double jeopardy, self-incrimination and due process are all critical parts of which amendment?
Fifth
First
Fourth
Eighth
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.
National Guard
security officers
individual
police
In Citizens United v. The Federal Elections Commission, the Supreme Court affirmed the ____________ rights of corporations with regard to political speech.
10th Amendment
1st Amendment
8th Amendment
4th Amendment
What is the minimum age required for a Supreme Court Justice?
25
35
30
None
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
7
9
11
8
Who is the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
John Roberts
Samuel Alito
Bryce Dallas-Howard
Clarence Thomas
How many years do you have to be a US Citizen to be a Supreme Court Justice
0
7
9
14
Who is the most recent Supreme Court Justice?
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Clarence Thomas
Amy Coney Barrett
Chris Pratt
How many Justices have to agree for a case to be won?
4
5
9
7
Which Article of the Constitution concerns the Supreme Court?
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
How many Supreme Court Justices have been impeached?
0
1
2
3
Which Case gave the Supreme Court the power to review the constitutionality of cases
Roe V. Wade
Plessy V. Ferguson
Marbury V. Madison
Tinker V. Des Moines
