The Judicial Branch

Which branch of government is the Supreme Court part of?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Congressional

How many justices are in the Supreme Court?

• 6

• 9

• 13

• 100

• 535

The main justice in the Supreme Court is also known as the...

• head justice

• associate justice

• chief justice

• justice league

Which 2 things must happen in order for someone to become a justice in the Supreme Court?

• the President appoints (nominates) a justice

• Americans vote for a new justice

• the House of Representatives vote on the nominated justice

• the Senate votes on the nominated justice

How long can a Supreme Court Justice serve?

• 8 years

• 16 years

• 25 years

• for life

What are the only ways a Supreme Court justice can leave office? (check all that apply)

• the justice dies

• the justice retires

• the justice is impeached

• the justice's term ends

What is the Supreme Court sometimes referred to as?

• the highest law of the land

• the highest court of the land

• the highest house of the land

• Taco Supreme Court

definition: the ability of the Supreme Court to review any law (local, state, or federal) to see if it is constitutional

• legislative review

• executive privilege

• dissenting opinion

• judicial review

definition: sending your case back to the lower courts to be tried again

• jurisdiction

• opinion

• precedent

• remanding

Federal Courts only hear cases involving the following? (check all that apply)

• disputes between states

• lawsuits between people from 2 different states

• violating state law

• violating federal laws