Judicial Branch

Judicial Branch

9th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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9th - 12th Grade

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which court system has 9 judges, their choices must be followed by the lower courts, and it's considered the highest court in the US?
District Court 
Appellate Court 
US Supreme Court
Judicial Review 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the word that describes all of the courts below the Supreme Court?

Vice President

US Supreme Court

Appellate Court

Lower Courts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which principle describes the power of the US Supreme Court to decide what follows the Constitution and what doesn’t?
Term 
Judicial Review 
Precedent 
Article 3 of the Constitution 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which section of the Constitution describes the powers and job of the judicial branch?
Article 12
Article 1
Article 3
Article 5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is used as a guide to help judges decide the ruling of similar cases in the future? 
Precedent 
Brown v. Board of Education 
Judicial Review 
Appellate Court 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which US Supreme Court case led to the creation of the 11th Amendment? The Supreme Court ruled they have authority over the states.

Plessy v. Ferguson

Chisholm v. Georgia

Marbury v. Maddison

Miranda v. Arizona

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define the main job of the judicial branch. 
To make and pass laws. 
To decide if a law goes against the Constitution.
Enforces the laws made by the legislative branch

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two types of court systems?

local

federal and state

there aren't any

city and state