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Government Chapter 11 (Judicial Branch)
Test Description: Judicial branch
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1) Which of the following is NOT in the Judicial Branch of our Federal Government?
A
State Supreme Courts
B
District Courts
C
Circuit Court of Appeals
D
Supreme Court
2) Which Supreme Court Case established Judicial Review
A
Gibbons v. Ogden
B
Marbury v. Madison
C
McCulloch v. Maryland
D
Plessy v. Ferguson
3) Which Supreme Court Case established the Federal Government as Supreme to the States?
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Marbury v. Madison
C
Gibbons v. Ogden
D
McCulloch v. Maryland
4) Which Supreme Court Case said that the Federal Government can regulate interstate commerce?
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Gibbons v. Ogden
C
Marbury v. Madison
D
McCulloch v. Maryland
5) Which Supreme Court Case said that African Americans could NOT be citizens?
A
Brown v. Topeka
B
Plessy v. Ferguson
C
Dredd Scott v. Sanford
D
McCulloch v. Maryland
6) Which Supreme Court Case made Segregation of public facilities legal?
A
Dredd Scott v. Sanford
B
Brown v. Topeka
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
Gibbons v. Ogden
7) Which Supreme Court Case made segregation of Schools NOT legal?
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
McCulloch v. Maryland
C
Dredd Scott v. Sanford
D
Brown v. Topeka
8) Which Supreme Court Case changed a previous ruling?
A
Dredd Scott v. Sandford
B
Brown v. Topeka
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
Gibbons v. Ogden
9) Which Supreme Court Case was later fixed by adding a constitutional ammendment?
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Brown v. Topeka
C
McCulloch v. Maryland
D
Dredd Scott v. Sanford
10) Which Supreme Court Case was later fixed by another court case?
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Dredd Scott v. Sanford
C
Brown v. Topeka
D
Gibbons v. Ogden
11) What can be submitted by Interest groups during a Supreme Court trial if they want to influence the outcome?
A
Stare Decisis
B
Amicus Curiae Briefs
C
Writs of Certiorari
D
Per Curium Opinions
12) Which of the following explains the rationale of those who won, but for different reasons?
A
dissenting opinion
B
majority opinion
C
per curium opinion
D
concurrent opinion
13) What is the term for a court case that is later used as a model for future decisions?
A
precedent
B
writs of certiorari
C
amicus curiae
D
per curium
14) Which type of jury issues a verdict and convenes during a trial?
A
hung jury
B
petit jury
C
grand jury
D
de facto jury
15) Who is the current Supreme Court Chief Justice?
A
John Marshall
B
John Roberts
C
Earl Warren
D
Warren Burger
16) Which Supreme Court Chief Justice expanded the role of the Court and decided the Marbury v. Madison case?
A
Earl Warren
B
Warren Burger
C
John Marshall
D
John Roberts
17) 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
18) Who was the first female justice on the Supreme Court?
A
Sandra Day O'Connor
B
Sonya Sotomayor
C
Elena Kagan
D
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
19) Who was the first African American Justice on the Supreme Court?
A
John Marshall
B
Thurgood Marshall
C
Clarence Thomas
D
Earl Warren
20) How many justices must decide in order for a case to continue?
A
6
B
5
C
9
D
4
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