Judicial Branch Test

The Supreme Court has the power to overturn laws and executive actions it deems unlawful or unconstitutional. This is an example of _____________________.

• an Executive Order

• Checks and Balances

• Unlimited Government

• Autocratic Government

Which of these is a power of the judicial branch?

• Conduct foreign policy

• Create and pass tax laws

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Appoint judges to Federal courts

The authority to review decisions of lower courts is called _______________.

• Original jurisdiction

• Appellate jurisdiction

• exclusive jurisdiction

• Concurrent jurisdiction

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?

• 5

• 6

• 9

• 11

This representation of Lady Justice shows a woman with a scale and a blindfold. How does this symbolize the American judicial system?

• The Judicial System should include more female members

• Judges are meant to weigh cases and be blind to persons.

• The picture suggests that the judicial system is ignorant.

• Judges are not capable of performing more than one action.

What is a key difference between a criminal case and a civil case?

• The outcome of a civil case cannot be decided by a jury

• The outcome of a criminal case cannot be decided by a judge

• The burden of proof in a criminal case rests with the defendant

• Criminal cases are when the defendant is accused of a crime. Where civil cases, the defendant had their rights violated.

How can Congress check the power of the supreme court?

• Congress can veto court rulings

• Congress may impeach and remove Court judges

• Congress can nominate new judges to the Court.

• Congress may declare Court rulings unconstitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) determined that segregation was acceptable under the condition that_____________________.

• all children receive permission to attend the same school

• white receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks

• the segregation laws did not spread outside of the southern states

• the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality

In the Supreme Court decision Marbury v. Madison, _____________________________.

• the taxing power of states was limited

• the power of "judicial review" was established.

• the rights of corporations were clearly outlined.

• the Supreme Court expanded the meaning of eminent domain.

How did the Gideon v Wainwright case strengthen the rights of persons accused of crimes?

• states only had to provide lawyers in capital cases

• suspects were entitled to food and drinks when questioned

• suspects were informed of their rights at the time of their arrest

• States had to provide lawyers to defendants who could not afford their own.