Federal Judiciary And The US Supreme Court
Living in one of the most developed countries in the world requires a full understanding of its law and resultant administration. The Federal Judiciary and The US Supreme Court quiz below shades more light on the subject.
- 1.Explain how Robert Bork affected the process of choosing a Supreme Court Justice and how this impact might affect the next justice considered for appointment.
- 2.The Framers created the national judiciary in what Article of the Constitution?
- A.
Article I
- B.
Article III
- C.
Article II
- D.
Article IV
- 3.Most cases heard by the Supreme Court are...
- A.
Appeals Cases
- B.
Concurrent Cases
- C.
Exclusive Cases
- D.
Original Cases
- 4.
Name that Justice: - 5.
Name that Justice:
- 6.What is the last name of the Chief Justice?
- 7.How long does a Supreme Court justice serve?
- A.
6 years, the same as a senator
- B.
4 years, the same as the president
- C.
Lifetime, unlike any elected official
- D.
Lifetime, but with mandatory retirement at age 80
- 8.A court in which a case begins; a court in which a case is first heard is said to have...
- A.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
- B.
Original Jurisdiction
- C.
Appellate Jurisdiction
- D.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
- 9.A court that reviews a lower court ruling has...
- A.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
- B.
Original Jurisdiction
- C.
Appellate Jurisdiction
- D.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
- 10.The Supreme Court has both...
- A.
Original and Exclusive Jurisdiction
- B.
Original and Appellate Jurisdiction
- C.
Appellate and Exclusive Jurisdiction
- D.
Concurrent and Appellate Jurisdiction
- 11.The process of becoming a Supreme Court justice is as follows:
- A.
The president names the justice, but Congress may veto the nomination
- B.
The president nominates a justice, but that justice must be confirmed by 2/3 majority vote in the House
- C.
The Senate nominates a justice, and the House then confirms that nomination by simple majority vote
- D.
The president nominates the justice, but that justice must be confirmed by majority vote of the Senate
- 12.The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a law or the constitutionality of a police action is called...
- A.
A precedent
- B.
Judicial review
- C.
Judicial restraint
- D.
Judicial activism
- 13.The Supreme Court first asserted its power of Judicial Review in the case of...
- A.
Marbury v Madison
- B.
Roe v Wade
- C.
Brown v The Board of Education
- D.
Gideon v Wainwright
- 14.Once the Supreme Court accepts a case, it sets a date on which lawyers on both sides will present...
- A.
Briefs
- B.
Rebuttals
- C.
Oral Arguments
- D.
Opinions
- 15.When the Supreme Court decides to hear a case, each side in the case submits written arguments to the Court. These written arguments are called ____________
- A.
Briefs
- B.
Rebuttals
- C.
Opinions
- D.
Appeals
- 16.After a case is heart, the _________ presides over a closed-door conference in which the Justices of the Court present and discuss their views on the case at hand.
- A.
Clerks
- B.
Vice President
- C.
Chief Justice
- D.
Senior Justice
- 17.A justice who agrees with the "Opinion of the Court," but is not writing the majority opinion may write a __________ opinion.
- A.
Dissenting
- B.
Second
- C.
Minority
- D.
Concurring
- 18.Justices who do not agree with the Court's majority opinion write ______________.
- A.
Dissenting Opinions
- B.
Concurring Opinions
- C.
Minority Opinions
- D.
Second Opinions
- 19.The Court of Chief Justice Earl Warren was known as a(n) "___________" for its use of the Court to deal with America's social problems.
- A.
Activist Court
- B.
Independent Court
- C.
Restrained Court
- D.
Isolated Court
- 20.Article III, section 2 of the US Constitution states that the Supreme Court may hear cases "affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which the state may be a party..." This section describes the Court's _____.
- A.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
- B.
Original Jurisdiction
- C.
Appellate Jurisdiction
- D.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
- 21.
Name that Justice:
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- 23.
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- 24.
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- 25.
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