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Which of the following is NOT in the Judicial Branch of our Federal Government?
a) State Supreme Courts
b) Circuit Court of Appeals
c) District Courts
d) Supreme Court

Which Supreme Court Case established Judicial Review
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
b) Gibbons v. Ogden
c) Plessy v. Ferguson
d) Marbury v. Madison

Which Supreme Court Case established the Federal Government as Supreme to the States?
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) Gibbons v. Ogden
d) Plessy v. Ferguson

Which Supreme Court Case said that the Federal Government can regulate interstate commerce?
a) Marbury v. Madison
b) McCulloch v. Maryland
c) Gibbons v. Ogden
d) Plessy v. Ferguson

Which Supreme Court Case said that African Americans could NOT be citizens?
a) Dredd Scott v. Sanford
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Brown v. Topeka
d) McCulloch v. Maryland

Which Supreme Court Case made Segregation of public facilities legal?
a) Brown v. Topeka
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Dredd Scott v. Sanford
d) Gibbons v. Ogden

Which Supreme Court Case made segregation of Schools NOT legal?
a) Dredd Scott v. Sanford
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Brown v. Topeka
d) McCulloch v. Maryland

Which Supreme Court Case changed a previous ruling?
a) Plessy v. Ferguson
b) Dredd Scott v. Sandford
c) Brown v. Topeka
d) Gibbons v. Ogden

Which Supreme Court Case was later fixed by adding a constitutional ammendment?
a) Dredd Scott v. Sanford
b) Brown v. Topeka
c) Plessy v. Ferguson
d) McCulloch v. Maryland

Which Supreme Court Case was later fixed by another court case?
a) Plessy v. Ferguson
b) Brown v. Topeka
c) Dredd Scott v. Sanford
d) Gibbons v. Ogden

What can be submitted by Interest groups during a Supreme Court trial if they want to influence the outcome?
a) Writs of Certiorari
b) Per Curium Opinions
c) Amicus Curiae Briefs
d) Stare Decisis

Which of the following explains the rationale of those who won, but for different reasons?
a) per curium opinion
b) majority opinion
c) concurrent opinion
d) dissenting opinion

What is the term for a court case that is later used as a model for future decisions?
a) precedent
b) per curium
c) writs of certiorari
d) amicus curiae

Which type of jury issues a verdict and convenes during a trial?
a) petit jury
b) grand jury
c) hung jury
d) de facto jury

Who is the current Supreme Court Chief Justice?
a) John Roberts
b) John Marshall
c) Earl Warren
d) Warren Burger

Which Supreme Court Chief Justice expanded the role of the Court and decided the Marbury v. Madison case?
a) John Roberts
b) Earl Warren
c) Warren Burger
d) John Marshall

Which Supreme Court Chief Justice decided many civil rights cases including Brown v. Topeka?
a) Warren Burger
b) John Roberts
c) Earl Warren
d) John Marshall

Who was the first female justice on the Supreme Court?
a) Elena Kagan
b) Sonya Sotomayor
c) Ruth Bader Ginsberg
d) Sandra Day O'Connor

Who was the first African American Justice on the Supreme Court?
a) Thurgood Marshall
b) Earl Warren
c) Clarence Thomas
d) John Marshall

How many justices must decide in order for a case to continue?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 9
d) 5

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