Judicial Branch OPEN NOTEBOOK/WORKSHEET QUIZ
Use Blue Packet/Notes and other Worksheets to complete. (Work with a partner)
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What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
What is Judicial Review?
What kind of cases does the Supreme Court hear? Be specific
List 5 Criteria you need to serve jury duty.
Which landmark Supreme Court case said that Separate but Equal
was constitutional?
7) Which landmark Supreme Court case said that students had
freedom of speech at school as long as it was not disruptive and
allowed them to wear black armbands to protest a war?
8) Which landmark Supreme Court case said that a school had a right
to search a student’s purse and found illegal drugs?
9) What must a court do to prove treason exists?
10) Who chooses Supreme Court Justices and how long are they
appointed for?
11) Which landmark Supreme Court case reversed Separate but
Equal saying it was unconstitutional?
12) What does the word APPEAL mean?
13) What landmark case insured that poor people could also have
access to a lawyer for their case?
14) What is the U.S. Constitution?
15) What are checks and balances?
16) What are the two types of cases?
17) What is considered the SUPREME law of the land?
18) Which landmark Supreme Court case made it unconstitutional
to ban the teaching of foreign languages?
19) Who gives the government its power?
20) What system in the U.S. government prevents the abuse of
power?
21) Are judges influenced by outside sources?
22) How many appeals courts are there?
23) What is a Writ of Certiorari?
24) Define: jurisdiction, appellate jurisdiction
25) Who approves a Supreme Court Justice’s appointment to the
court?