US Constitution: Judicial Branch and Federal Courts

Which Article of the US Constitution deals with the judiciary?

Article I

Article IV

Article III (correct)

Article II

What is the minimum number of Supreme Court justices required to agree to hear a case?

5

4 (correct)

6

3

What is the term of federal judges?

15 years

20 years

Life (correct)

10 years

What is the purpose of a writ of certiorari?

To request the Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision Signup and view all the answers

What is judicial review?

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional Signup and view all the answers

Which court established by Article III is the highest court in the US?

Supreme Court Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the presidential election of 1800 that led to a constitutional crisis?

The House of Representatives had to resolve the election Signup and view all the answers

What did John Adams, as the defeated candidate, do to try to maintain the influence of his party?

He appointed several judges to the Supreme Court Signup and view all the answers

Why did the election of 1800 go to the House of Representatives for resolution?

There was a tie in the Electoral College Signup and view all the answers

Who was the chief justice during the Marbury case?

John Marshall Signup and view all the answers

What do presidents typically look for when making appointments to the Supreme Court?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

US Constitution: Judicial Branch and Federal Courts

Questions and Answers

Which Article of the US Constitution deals with the judiciary?

What is the minimum number of Supreme Court justices required to agree to hear a case?

What is the term of federal judges?

What is the purpose of a writ of certiorari?

What is judicial review?

Which court established by Article III is the highest court in the US?

What was the outcome of the presidential election of 1800 that led to a constitutional crisis?

What did John Adams, as the defeated candidate, do to try to maintain the influence of his party?

Why did the election of 1800 go to the House of Representatives for resolution?

Who was the chief justice during the Marbury case?

What do presidents typically look for when making appointments to the Supreme Court?

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