WorksheetsJudicial Branch Quiz Fall 2025
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest court in the United States-
a)
Court of Appeals
b)
Supreme Court
c)
District Court
d)
High Court
2.
The President appoints Supreme Court Justices to serve for how long?
a)
1 year
b)
5 years
c)
Life
d)
10 years
3.
Currently, there are ___________ justices on the U.S. Supreme Court
a)
9
b)
5
c)
12
d)
15
4.
The head of the Supreme Court is known as the _________________
a)
Superior Judge
b)
Judge Judy
c)
Chief Justice
d)
Speaker of the Court
5.
The case that established the power of Judicial Review is
a)
Road Runner v. Coyote
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Marbury v. Madison
6.
Who decides which cases are heard by the Supreme Court?
a)
The Supreme Court itself decides
b)
The President
c)
Congress
d)
They have to hear every case-they do not have a choice
7.
What is Judicial Review?
a)
Addressing social and political issues of the day
b)
making sure that no state deprives a person of life, liberty or property
c)
Instant Replay
d)
Decide and declare laws to be constitutional or unconstitutional
8.
A ______________ is in regard to a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement
a)
criminal case
b)
certificate
c)
civil case
d)
tribunal
9.
In a court case, who is always listed first?
a)
Plantiff
b)
Defendant
c)
the person's sister's cousin's wife
d)
The Judge
10.
"Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders or Territory within which a court or government agency may properly exercise its power" is a simple definition for what legal term?
a)
Respondent
b)
Bail
c)
Jurisdiction
d)
Appellate
11.
In a court case, the ________________________ is who is said to have cause harm.
a)
Victim
b)
Defendant
c)
Plantiff
d)
Justice
12.
1857 Supreme Court ruling declaring slaves to be property, thus making them unable to sue their masters
a)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
Engle v. Vitale
d)
Superman v. Batman
13.
Case with the ruling that state courts are required to provide attorneys to defendants who are not able to afford them
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
b)
Mapp v. Ohio
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Edgewood v. Kirby
e)
14.
Case that established "Separate but Equal" is acceptable
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
Grutter v. Bollinger
c)
Plessy v. Fergusson
d)
Bush v. Gore
15.
Which case found that separate is NOT equal-ultimately desegregating public schools
a)
Mario v. Luigi
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Schenck v. U.S.
16.
Case that held that a person has to be informed of his or her rights before being arrested and/or questioned by the police
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Miranda v. Arizona
c)
White v. Regester
d)
King Kong v. Godzilla
17.
Which case required a sitting U.S. President to hand over tapes as evidence in a Congressional investigation?
a)
U.S. v. Kennedy
b)
U.S. v. Roosevelt
c)
U.S. v. Nixon
d)
U.S. v. Clinton
18.
The burden of proof is much higher in a criminal court than a civil court
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Misdemeanors are more serious than felonies
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The Supreme Court is the only court with both Original and Appellate jurisdiction
a)
True
b)
False
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