Unit 9 Test Review - Judicial Branch

What is the term of office for a federal judge?

• 6 years

• 8 years

• the duration of the President's term

• for the rest of his/he life or good behavior

How many Justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• 5

• 6

• 9

• 11

The President nominates a candidate for the Supreme Court Justice, but which part of Congress must approve his/her nomination?

• The Senate

• The Vice President

• The House of Representatives

• The Secretary of Judicial Affairs

When a person becomes a Supreme Court Justice, he or she hold that job

• for life

• until age 65

• for four years

• unitil a new President takes office

Which of these is a difference between the term of office for a Federal judge and a member of Congress?

• Judges cannot get voted out of office.

• Members of Congress cannot be impeached.

• Judges have to run for office every six years.

• The Senate cannot prevent a person from becoming a Federal judge

State and federal courts often share the authority to hear a case. This is called

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• exclusive jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

Most federal cases are first heard in what type of courts?

• remanded courts

• U.S. District Courts

• the U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

In the United States, most state courts have

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• exclusive jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

A person committed a federal crime and is awaiting trial. In which court will the trial be held?

• a state trial court

• a U.S. district court

• a state supreme court

• a U.S. appellate court

Which of these BEST completes the diagram?

• Local Courts

• Probate Courts

• Court of Appeals

• Magistrate Courts