3.9 Understanding the Judicial Branch

Who appoints the justices of the Supreme Court?

• The President

• The Senate

• State Governors

• The House of Representatives

What is the highest court in the United States?

• The District Court

• The Supreme Court

• The Court of Appeals

• The State Supreme Court

What power allows the courts to review the constitutionality of laws?

• Judicial review

• Legislative review

• Constitutional review

• Executive review

Where do trials first occur?

• In circuit courts of appeals

• In district or superior courts

• In the Supreme Court

• In appellate courts

What is a writ of certiorari?

• A directive to take specific action

• A decision made without a trial

• A law passed by the legislative branch

• A legal order to review a case from a lower court

What type of cases do state courts handle?

• Only criminal cases

• Only civil cases

• Only federal law cases

• Criminal, civil, family, and probate matters

What is the role of appellate courts?

• To conduct new trials

• To review legal decisions made in trial courts

• To appoint Supreme Court justices

• To enforce laws

How are justices to the Supreme Court confirmed?

• By the Senate

• By the House of Representatives

• By the President

• By popular vote

What is a summary judgment?

• A review of the constitutionality of a law

• A legal order from the Supreme Court

• A directive issued by any court

• A decision made by a court without a full trial

What ensures that the actions of the legislative and executive branches comply with the Constitution?

• The President

• The Senate

• Judicial review

• State laws