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WorksheetsSupreme Court
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Supreme Court opens with the announcement "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!"What does it mean?
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!
Come to order. The Court is in session.
Both A & B
The court does not open with this outdated announcement. A chime rings.
What job qualifications does the Constitution require of Supreme Court nominees?
A. They must be a U.S. citizen.
B. They must be a lawyer.
C. None
D. They must already be a judge.
Before walking into the courtroom to hear a case, what do the justices do as a group?
Pray
Shake Hands
Wish each other well
Touch the frame of a portrait of the first chief justice John Jay
The Constitution says that justices may serve:
For Life
4 years
8 years
Two 4 year terms
Out of the more than 7,000 cases the Court is asked to hear each term, how many is it able to hear?
About 1,000
About 700
About 100
One per Week
What do the justices, primarily, do with their time when they are not on the bench?
Write Opinions
Write Laws
Appoint other Judges
Find out how the President wants them to vote on cases
An independent judiciary means that
Judges are not influenced by opinion polls or protest marches.
Judges are not influenced by media reports.
Judges do not ask the President or members of Congress how the Court should decide cases.
All of the above.
