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WorksheetsCourt of Consequences
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Out of the thousands of cases submitted to the Supreme Court each year, how many do the justices agree to hear?
5
fewer than 100
nearly 500
all of them
The Supreme Court hears ______.
only civil cases
only criminal cases
both criminal and civil cases
only cases that were turned down by the appeals courts
Which statement is correct about the current Supreme Court?
Two of the nine justices lean liberal.
Three of the nine justices lean conservative.
Six of the nine justices lean conservative.
All nine justices lean liberal.
The person or entity that brings an appeal to the Supreme Court is called the ___.
docket
petitioner
precedent
respondent
In the section "Social Media", the author explains that the Communications Decency Act was "intended to nurture" the internet. She means that the laws was created to ___.
help the internet grow
monitor the content on the internet
limit the number of social media sites
hold social media companies accountable for all user content
The last two paragraphs of the section "Affirmative Action" ___.
give opposing viewpoints on affirmative action
present opinions on how the Court will likely rule on the two affirmative action cases
ask questions to prompt readers to consider how the rulings on the cases might affect them
explain the likely effects if the Court were to uphold the constitutionality of affirmative action programs
When the author says "that language" in paragraph 4 of the section "Election Law," she is referring to ___.
the question that opens the section
the ruling by the State Supreme Court that rejected the 2021 map
the section of the Constitution referenced in the previous paragraph
the quote by J. Michael Luttig at the end of the section
In the section "5: Ruling" of the sidebar "inside a Supreme Court Case" which detail is a context clue to the meaning of dissent as used in the section?
wraps up in June
lays out the rationale
explains its reasons for disagreeing
challenged and overturned
What is the author's purpose for writing this article? Explain how the title and subtitle help convey this purpose.
In the Merrill v. Mulligan case, how does each side use the Voting Rights Act to bolster their argument?
