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Highest Court in the Land

Authored by Kari Drewek

English

1st - 5th Grade

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Highest Court in the Land
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the supreme court?

a court that is led by the president of the U.S.

the most powerful court in the U.S. government

the part of the U.S. government that writes laws

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The article starts by describing the three branches of the American government. Which branch is the U.S. Supreme Court part of?

judicial

executive

legislative

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Supreme Court can decide if a law Congress passed is allowed by the Constitution. The court also may decide if something the president did is allowed according to the Constitution

The Supreme Court doesn’t need to follow the Constitution closely

The Supreme Court has some power over the other branches of government

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. Based on this text, what is the highest LAW in the land?

the Constitution

the president's actions

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main idea of this text?

The head judge of the Supreme Court is called the chief justice

The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in the United States.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The judicial branch includes many courts. The U.S. Supreme Court is the most powerful of these courts. (Supreme means 'the top.')"Why might the author have included the definition of “supreme?”

to make it clear that the Supreme Court is the most powerful court

to tell the reader that another name for the Supreme Court is The Top Court

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the answer that best completes this sentence.The Supreme Court can change other courts' decisions, ______ other courts cannot change the Supreme Court’s decisions

but

because

so

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

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