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Judicial Branch & Bill of Rights practice test
Work through the practice test; you can use your notes but not your friends or your friends notes! No need to google anything as everything you need has been given to you.
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Question 4
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The Supreme Court is established by Article _______ of the Constitution.
Question 5
5.
Federal judges are appointed by the _______ and approved by the _______
Question 6
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If a Supreme Court justice agreed with the majority opinion but for different reasons, she would write a _______ opinion; if she disagreed she would write a _______ opinion.
Question 7
7.
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving _______ or foreign mininsters/ambassadors.
Question 8
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When the Supreme Court takes an active role in using its power of judicial review to influence Congress and state legislatures, this is known as judicial _______ ; maintaing the status quo or precedents when deciding cases is called judicial _______ .
Question 9
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Which of the following is an example of the Legislative branch checking the judicial branch? (choose all that apply)

Question 10
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Jennifer is arrested for shoplifting. Which court will hear her case first?

Question 11
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Jake is convicted for drug trafficking across state lines, but he had no opportunity to question the witness who testified against him. Which court will hear his appeal first?

Question 12
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If a person is charted with fraud for making counterfeit passports, which court would hear the case first?

Question 13
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Which of the following ways can a federal judge or justice leave office?

Question 14
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In a _______ case the plantiff can sue the respondet for damages. In a _______ case the prosecutor is trying a person for a law they broke.
Question 15
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An example of the judicial branch checking the legislative branch through judical review is...

Question 16
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How can Congress check a ruling by the Supreme Court?

Question 17
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Which Supreme Court case affirmed that students (and teachers) do not stop their right to free speech at the school doors?

Question 18
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Which Supreme Court Case ended the practice of "separate but equal" in eduation?

Match the word to the appropriate definition.
Writ of habeas corpus
A court’s authority to review a case on appeal from a lower court
Writ of certiorari
An order that helps prevent citizens from being illegally arrested and held without cause
Due process clause
A constitutional guarantee in the 5th and 14th amendments that states the government cannot illegally deprive citizens of life, liberty, property
Petit jury
Listens to testimony in order to deliver a verdict of guilty or not guilty
Grand jury
Reviews evidence and testimony to see if there is sufficient reason to bring a case to trial
Appellate jurisdiction
A written order issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court to send the record of a case for review
Original jurisdiction
A court’s authority to hear a case for the first time
Match each case to the precedent it established.
Marbury v. Madison
Affirmative action may be used, but a quota is unconstitutional.
Miranda v. Arizona
A woman has the right to make private decisions about her body.
Regents of the U. of CA v. Bakke
A suspect must be made aware of his rights before being interrogated.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Juveniles have most of the same rights as adults in a court of law.
In re Gault
Established judicial review
US v. Schenck
Right to an attorney, even when you can't afford one (federal or state level)
Roe v. Wade
Allows for the US to limit speech when it threatens national security
Which amendment guarantees the following?
2nd
separation of church and state (establishment clause)
3rd
ability to bear arms
14th
right to not quarter troops
8th
protection against illegal searches and seizures
5th
protection against double jeopardy
7th
right to a speedy, public trial
6th
ability to have a jury in a civil case
10th
protection against excessive bail
9th
unenumerated rights of citizens
4th
reserved powers of the states
1st
equal protection under the law
The House appropriates funds for the building of a new federal court house in Dallas.