Chapter 8:
The Judicial Branch
1.
What phrase appears on the outside of the Supreme Court building?
a.
"Justice Is Blind"
b.
"All Men Are Created Equal"
c.
"To Preserve and Protect the Constitution of the United States"
d.
"Equal Justice Under Law"
2.
A court's authority to hear and decide cases is called __________.
a.
appellate
b.
jurisdiction
c.
Ex parte Endo
d.
maritime law
3.
When state and federal courts share the authority to hear a case it is called __________.
a.
concurrent jurisdiction
b.
exclusive jurisdiction
c.
original jurisdiction
d.
appellate jurisdiction
4.
Most federal cases are first heard in __________.
a.
U.S. courts of appeals
b.
U.S. district courts
c.
the U.S. Supreme Court
d.
remanded courts
5.
All federal judges serve for __________.
a.
six years
b.
fourteen years
c.
life
d.
twenty years
6.
A court order requiring someone to appear in court is called
a(n) __________.
a.
subpoena
b.
writ of certiorari
c.
writ of habeas corpus
d.
ex post facto law
7.
Thurgood Marshall was the __________.
a.
first chief justice of the Supreme Court
b.
first African American member of the Supreme Court
c.
author of the majority opinion in
Brown
v.
Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
d.
first Italian American member of the Supreme Court
8.
The Supreme Court case that established the power of judicial review was __________.
a.
Marbury
v.
Madison
b.
McCulloch
v.
Maryland
c.
Gibbons
v.
Ogden
d.
Engle
v.
Vitale
9.
The Supreme Court usually chooses to review __________.
a.
cases that have made major news headlines during the year
b.
cases that involve important constitutional issues
c.
only cases that involve important political figures
d.
cases in which the death penalty is a factor
10.
The Supreme Court case that overturned the precedent of "separate but equal" was __________.
a.
Plessy
v.
Ferguson
b.
Reynolds
v.
Sims
c.
Brown
v.
Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
d.
Gideon
v.
Wainwright
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Unit 8
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
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Chapter 25
Chapter 26
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