Supreme Court Quizzes & Trivia

In the US, the Supreme Court is the highest court of the land handles all federal cases and appeals, making the final say on a federal law or high profile case. The US Supreme Court was established in 1789 – which article of the Constitution gives the Supreme Court its power? Since its creation, the US Supreme Court has made landmark decisions that have impacted life as we know it.

How many Justices are there in the US Supreme Court? True or False: Justices are elected every 5 years? Supreme Courts are also found in each state, and in other countries besides America, including Canada, Pakistan, Britain, and India. If you think you know the ins and outs of the Supreme Court, our challenging quizzes are more than enough to keep the most active of brains in tip-top shape!

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Scotus Quiz #1

I describe this quiz as part of the Supreme Court.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 586 | Last updated: Dec 26, 2012

Sample Question
Judicial authority extends to issues dealing wih all the following areas EXCEPT

Common law

Equity

Civil law

Criminal law

Pending legislation

The Supreme Court Quiz: Trivia Questions

Today, in this quiz, we will ask you questions about the Supreme Court in the USA. The Supreme Court in the United States is the highest in the United States of America's federal judiciary. They have the ultimate power to...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 134 | Last updated: Sep 28, 2020

Sample Question
How many justices must vote "yes" in order for a Supreme Court case to be heard?

4

6

5

3

Scotus Quiz #2

This is a quiz on the Supreme Court of the United States

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 183 | Last updated: Dec 26, 2012

Sample Question
Which of the following Supreme Court decisions established the concept of judicial review?

Plessy v. Ferguson

McCulloch v. Maryland

Griswold v. Connecticut

Marbury v. Madison

Buckley v. Valeo

Quiz: Supreme Court

Test your knowledge of the Supreme Court and Justice Stephen Breyer, whom Jeffrey Toobin writes about in the September 27, 2010, issue of The New Yorker.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 2213 | Last updated: Dec 27, 2016

Sample Question
Justice Stephen Breyer, who now often finds himself in the minority, tells Jeffrey Toobin in this week’s magazine that sometimes “dissents accomplish something, in that the majority has to respond,” and that “every dissent” is what?

A historic platform

A call to action

A failed opinion

A losing battle

Scotus Quiz #3

This is yet another practice quiz on the Supreme Court.

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 66 | Last updated: Dec 26, 2012

Sample Question
Which is true of the United States Supreme Cout?

The Supreme Court does not have appellate jurisdiction

The Supreme Court handles only class action suits

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the federal system

The Supreme Court appoints all other federal judges

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