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Judicial Branch Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long can federal judges serve in a federal court once they are appointed and approved for the position?

a)

6 years

b)

4 years

c)

For Life

d)

2 years

2.

Which branch of government appoints Supreme Court justices?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Federal Bureaucracy

d)

Judicial

3.

What is the job of the judicial branch of the government?

a)

Make the laws

b)

Interpret the laws

c)

Execute the laws

d)

Carry out the laws

4.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

9

d)

12

5.

Federal courts try cases involving federal law and interpretation of the _________________.

a)

A. Declaration of the Rights of Man

b)

B. Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

C. U.S. Constitution

d)

D. Virginia Constitution

6.

In which Supreme Court Case was Judicial Review established?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Florida v. Harris

d)

Marbury v. Madison

7.

What power allows the courts to decide whether laws and government actions are constitutional?

a)

A. Appellate Review

b)

B. Original Jurisdiction

c)

C. Appellate Jurisdiction

d)

D. Judicial Review

8.

What type of jurisdiction does a court have if they hear a case first?

a)

Original Jurisdiction

b)

Second Jurisdiction

c)

Appellate Jurisdiction

d)

Universal Jurisdiction

9.

Which branch of government approves Supreme Court justice appointments?

a)

A. Executive

b)

B. Legislative

c)

C. Federal Bureaucracy

d)

D. Judicial

10.

If you do not think your trial was fair, you may ___________ to a higher court.

a)

Appeal

b)

Lobby

c)

Petition

d)

Override

11.

The supreme court tries cases dealing with ______law

a)

Federal

b)

Local

12.

The Supreme Court has the power of Judicial Review. What is Judicial Review?

a)

when the Supreme Court enforces the laws of the Legislative Branch

b)

when the Supreme Court decides if a law or executive action is constitutional or not

c)

when the Supreme Court vetoes a Bill from Congress

d)

when the Supreme Court creates a new law

13.

_________________________ is the authority of the court to hear and decide a case.

a)

Federal Statutes

b)

Appellate Jurisdiction

c)

Exclusive Jurisdiction

d)

Jurisdiction

14.

What is the power of a court to hear a case first known as?

a)

original jurisdiction

b)

appellate jurisdiction

c)

dissenting opinion

d)

majority opinion

15.

Which of the following courts NEVER have original jurisdiction?

a)

United States courts of appeals

b)

United States district courts

c)

state trial courts

d)

the United States Supreme Court

16.

Which court is the highest authority in the United States judicial system?

a)

District court

b)

Appellate court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Circuit court

17.

What is the supreme court's role most of the time?

a)

Trial court

b)

Circuit court

c)

Appellate jurisdiction

d)

Original jurisdiction

18.

Which court hears mainly Constitutional issues?

19.

The article of the Constitution that details the Judicial Branch

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 5

e)

Article 6