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Scotus

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the option that is a checks the judicial branch can implement towards the other two branches of government.

a)

Declaring presidential acts unconstitutional

b)

Withholding funds

c)

None of the above

2.

The judicial concept of honoring past decisions.

a)

Stare decicis

b)

Habeas corpus

c)

Writ of Cert

d)

None of the above

3.

Judicial review was affirmed in which case?

a)

Sweatt v. Painter

b)

Brown v. Board

c)

Obergefell v. Hodges

d)

Marbury v. Madison

4.

Who has the power to appoint a Supreme Court Judge, when there is an open spot  on the court?

a)

Legislature

b)

Citizens

c)

President

d)

Congress

5.

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

In Re Gault

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

6.

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

That slavery diminished the national character.

b)

That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

c)

That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

d)

That slavery should be abolished by executive order

7.

There are this many judges on the U.S. Supreme Court

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

8.

Who ratifies (approves) the judges who are nominated to serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

A majority of the state legislatures

b)

Members of the House Finance Committee

c)

The entire U.S. House of Representatives

d)

The U.S. Senate

9.

The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional and overturn it

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Judicial Remand

c)

Appellate

d)

Original

10.

What is the main function of the Supreme Court?

a)

Make laws

b)

Interpret laws

c)

Enforce laws

d)

Question laws

11.

Supreme Court justices and the President that appointed them share ...

a)

political parties

b)

educational experience

c)

political ideology

d)

constitutional qualifications

12.

This Supreme Court case established students have a first amendment right to freedom of SPEECH as long as it doesn't cause a disruption.

a)

Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas

b)

Tinker v. DesMoines

c)

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

d)

Gideon v Wainwright

13.

What is the primary role of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)?

a)

To create laws

b)

To interpret laws

c)

To enforce laws

d)

To amend the Constitution

14.

Which of the following is a power unique to the Supreme Court of the United States?

a)

Vetoing legislation

b)

Declaring laws unconstitutional

c)

Appointing federal judges

d)

Impeaching the President

15.

Who has the authority to nominate justices to the Supreme Court of the United States?

a)

The U.S. Senate

b)

The President of the United States

c)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

d)

The Speaker of the House