Civics Questions 15,16, 51-57 (new)Judicial

How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

• For life

• Lifetime appointment

• Until retirement

• For a fixed term of 10 years

How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

• Three (3)

• Five (5)

• Seven (7)

• Nine (9)

There are three branches of government. Why?.

• To ensure one part becomes too powerful

• To create a single governing body

• To maintain checks and balances

• To eliminate the separation of powers

What does the judicial branch do?

• reviews laws

• enforces laws

• creates laws

• decides if a law goes against the Constitution

Name the three branches of government.*

• ▪ Congress, ▪ President, ▪ the courts

• ▪ Congress, ▪ executive, ▪ judicial

• ▪ legislative, ▪ executive, ▪ judicial

• ▪ Congress, ▪ legislative, ▪ President

What is the highest court in the United States?

• the Supreme Court

• the District Court

• the Court of Appeals

• the Federal Court

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• seven (7)

• eight (8)

• nine (9)

• ten (10)

Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

• To be independent (of politics)

• To ensure they are always in agreement with the President

• To avoid public scrutiny

• To limit outside (political) influence

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

• John Roberts

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Clarence Thomas

• Sonia Sotomayor