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Judicial Branch REVIEW

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name for a Supreme Court judge
a)
bench
b)
jury
c)
judicial review
d)
justice
2.
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
a)
5
b)
9
c)
100
d)
435
3.
Unconstitutional means _____________
a)
to charge a public official with wrong doing
b)
the Constitution does NOT allow it
c)
rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
d)
to determine the meaning of the Constitution
4.
Term of office for a Supreme Court justice
a)
elected for a period of 5 years
b)
nominated for a period of 10 years
c)
elected for a period of 8 years
d)
nominated for life (until retirement or death)
5.
Document that describes the judicial branch
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Articles of Confederation
6.
Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.
a)
President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
7.
After the President picks a person for the Supreme Court, what group must approve the person picked?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Dancing with the Stars judges
8.
The main job of the judicial branch is to?
a)
a.  interpret the law
b)
a.  make pop corn
c)
a.  enforce the law
d)
a.  provide a jury
9.
What is highest court in the land?? 
a)
a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
b)
a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
c)
a.  U.S. District Court 
d)
a.  U.S. High Court
10.

What is the primary job of the Supreme Court?

a)

To create laws

b)

To decide if the laws are constitutional

c)

To pick the President

d)

To make money

11.

How do can someone become a Supreme Court Justice?

a)

They are born into it

b)

The people elect them

c)

The President appoints them

d)

They win a contest

12.

How long do the Justices serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

10 years

b)

Lifetime or until they retire

c)

When the next President gets elected

d)

4 years

13.

What's the top Justice of the Supreme Court called?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

President Justice

c)

Master Justice

d)

Principal Justice

14.

What is the judicial branch?

a)

It is comprised of the Supreme Court AND other Federal Courts

b)

It's only the Supreme Court.

c)

It's the judges.

d)

The Senate and the House of Representative

15.

What is a court?

a)

Where the Congress meets

b)

Where the President lives

c)

Where people vote

d)

Where people solve problems with the law

16.

the authority of the court to decide a case

a)

precedent

b)

jurisdiction

c)

juris prudence

d)

carpe diem

17.

a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence in a legal case and make a decision based on that evidence

a)

council

b)

jury

c)

cabinet

d)

judge

18.

How can the three branches help the country run smoothly?

a)

to make sure the right of citizens are ignored

b)

checks and balance make the powers equal

c)

the levels of government are the same

19.

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.

Congress has just passed a bill, and the president has approved it.

Which statement best explains how the law can still be prevented from being enacted?

a)

The Speaker of the House can veto the law.

b)

The people in each state can vote against the law.

c)

The Supreme Court can determine the unconstitutionality of the law.

d)

The governors in each state can refuse to approve the law.