Judicial Branch: Test

Which of the following is not a part of the Judicial Branch of government?

• Supreme Court

• Federal Court of Appeals

• Federal District Courts

• Department of Justice

What is considered the highest court of the United States?

• The Federal Court of appeals

• The Congressional Court

• The Supreme Court

• The Department of Justice

How many justices are there on the current Supreme Court?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 6 years

• For life

What two documents outline the right of a fair judicial process to every citizen of the United States?

• The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta and the Constitution

• The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

What happens if a person can’t afford a lawyer?

• They are automatically determined guilty.

• They are given a lawyer by the government.

• They must represent themselves before the judge.

• The judge acts as their lawyer.

About how many cases does the Supreme Court review each year?

• 2

• 10

• 100

• 1000

What is the main reason that federal judges are appointed to their positions for life rather than a specific term like most politicians?

• Because many cases take years and years to review

• So they will not be pressured by political elections

• In order to allow them to learn their job and become good at it over time

• Because most of them are old and will die soon anyway

If someone feels that their trial was not fair or was handled wrong, what is the next step they can take in the judicial process?

• They can appeal to a higher court of law

• They can fire their lawyer and ask the judge for another trial

• They can flee to another country and then declare a new trial

• There is nothing they can do

Which article of the constitution establishes the Judicial Branch?

• I

• II

• III

• IV