Reading Guide 8.3 - The Supreme Court
(Pages 248-253)
Name: _____________________________
1. What is the Supreme Court’s main job?
2. In what two cases does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
a.
b.
3. The Supreme Court does not hear all the cases it receives. What happens when the Supreme Court
refuses to hear a case?
4. Including the chief justice, how many total justices are on the Supreme Court?
5. Who appoints Supreme Court justices? Who has to approve these appointments?
6. Although it is not a requirement, all Supreme Court justices have been part of what profession?
7. Define Judicial Review:
8. What happens if the Supreme Court finds an action or law unconstitutional?
9. What court case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review?
10. What branch of government is responsible for enforcing their decisions?
11. What did the Supreme Court rule in Worchester v. Georgia?
12. What can Congress do if the Supreme Court rules a law unconstitutional?