SCOTUS Test Review

Congress can remove Justices this way

• Impeachment

• Oral Agreement

The SCOTUS can't do this

• Enforce Laws

• Have an opinion

Since 1869, this has been the required number of SCOTUS Justices

• 9

• 519

Justices are nominated by.....

• Senate

• President

A written statement stating legal arguments and relevant facts

• Brief

• Conferences

This is written when all judges have voted the same way (9-0)

• Unanimous Decision

• Oral Argument

These may last up to exactly 30 mins (talking)

• Oral Argument

• Confrences

SCOTUS nominations must be approved by....

• President

• Senate

This is written by Justices on the winning side of the split vote

• Majority Opinion

• Concurring Opinion

Justices have been mostly 60 years old, or older

• True

• False