American Government--judiciary
Federal Judiciary
- 1.The federal Circuit Court of Appeals cannot hear cases at the trial level because they lack ____________
- A.
A jury
- B.
Original jurisdiction
- C.
Appellate jurisdiction
- D.
A writ of certiorari
- 2.What type of jursidiction is exercised by the Supreme Court?
- A.
No jurisdiction
- B.
Original jurisdiction
- C.
Appellate jurisdiction
- D.
Only B
- E.
Both B and C
- 3.The case of Marbury v. Madison, 1803, is a landmark case because it
- A.
Overturned Plessy v Ferguson.
- B.
Gave presidents the power to appoint Supreme Court justices.
- C.
Asserted the principle of judicial review.
- D.
Created the federal judiciary.
- E.
None of the above
- 4.How many Supreme Court justices have to agree to hear a case?
- A.
9
- B.
5
- C.
4
- D.
3
- E.
1
- 5.Justices who disagree with the Opinion of the Court may express their views by writing a
- A.
Precedent
- B.
Writ of certiorari
- C.
Concurring opinion
- D.
Majority opinion
- E.
Dissenting opinion
- 6.Which part of the Constitution establishes the federal judiciary?
- A.
1st Amendment
- B.
Article I
- C.
Preamble
- D.
Article III
- E.
Judiciary Act of 1789
- 7.How long is the term of most federal judges?
- A.
4 years
- B.
8 years
- C.
10 years
- D.
15 years
- E.
None of the above
- 8.This list of court cases waiting to be heard is called the _________
- A.
Civil case
- B.
Criminal case
- C.
Docket
- D.
Certificate
- 9.The current Chief Justice of the Suprem Court is ________
- A.
John Roberts
- B.
Harry Reid
- C.
Robert Byrd
- D.
Clarence Thomas
- E.
John Paul Stevens
- 10.The first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court was
- A.
Sonia Sotomayor
- B.
Hillary Clinton
- C.
Sandra Day O'Connor
- D.
Janet Reno
- E.
Nancy Pelosi
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