Judicial Branch Quiz

What is the main responsibility of the Judicial Branch?

• To interpret the laws

• To create the laws

• To administer the laws

• To enforce the laws

What is the procedure to select someone to the Judicial Branch? CHOOSE ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY.

• FIRST, the President picks a candidate

• FIRST, the Vice President and President agree to a candidate

• SECOND the Senate approves the candidate

• SECOND, Congress approves the candidate

How long does a judge serve on the Judicial Branch?

• For life

• 6-year term

• 4-year term

• 2-year term

How can a judge be removed from his/her position?

• They do not win re-election

• The president gets to remove them

• Congress removes them with a 3/5 majority vote`

• Impeachment

What does every person in the United States, if accused of wrongdoing, have the right to what 3 things? CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.

• A reasonable jail time

• A fair trial

• A competent judge

• A jury of one's peers

Here is a chart of the US Federal Court System. What type of court (that makes up the Judicial Branch) goes in the BOTTOM BOX?

• The Indiana Appellate Court

• The Supreme Court

• The District Court

• The Court of Appeals

Here is a chart of the US Federal Court System. What type of court (that makes up the Judicial Branch) goes in the MIDDLE BOX?

• The Indiana Appellate Court

• The Supreme Court

• The District Court

• The Court of Appeals

Here is a chart of the US Federal Court System. What type of court (that makes up the Judicial Branch) goes in the TOP (Dashed) BOX?

• The Indiana Appellate Court

• The Supreme Court

• The District Court

• The Court of Appeals

A member of the Supreme Court is called a judge or a ________.

• Judge

• Congressman / Congresswoman

• Representative

• Justice

What are the primary duties of the Supreme Court? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.

• decide if actions by government agencies are constructional

• decide whether state laws are constitutional

• decide if actions by lower courts are constructional

• decide whether federal laws are constitutional