Judicial Branch Review

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• nine

• twelve

• six

• 435

What branch of government interprets law and government policies?

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• bank branch

What are the requirements to be a Supreme Court justice?

• be friends with the president

• be a lawyer

• be 45 years old and a US citizen

• there are no requirements

What is the title of the person in charge of the Supreme Court?

• Head Justice

• Super Justice

• Chief Justice

• George

Who nominates people to the Supreme Court?

• the president

• Congress

• the vice-president

• the voters

Who approves nominees to the Supreme Court?

• the voters

• the House of Representatives

• the Senate

• the president

Why is the Supreme Court called the "Highest Court in the Land?"

• it has the final say on the Constitution

• it's on a mountain

• the justices play basketball

• it makes all the laws

What was the Dred Scott case about?

• who owns the Mississippi River

• Missouri sued Illinois for being too flat

• were enslaved people considered US citizens

• moving from a slave state to a free state

Two ways a Supreme Court decision can be changed are ​ ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   .

• a new court ruling
• a constitutional amendment
• the president passes a new law
• the voters choose new Senators

What is the MINORITY (or losing) opinion on a Supreme Court decision called?

• the Constitutional opinion

• the dissenting opinion

• the right opinion

• the majority opinion