ELPS 101 Lesson 5: Final Quiz

1. What is the primary role of the Judicial Branch?

2. Which of the following is the highest court in the United States? 

3. How many justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court? 

4. Who appoints the justices to the U.S. Supreme Court? 

5. What is judicial review?  

6. For how long do U.S. Supreme Court justices serve? 

7. What kind of cases does the U.S. Supreme Court have the power to decide?  

8. What is the main function of U.S. District Courts? 

9. Which branch of the government does the Judicial Branch “check” by reviewing laws and actions? 

10. What is “original jurisdiction” in the context of the judicial system? 

11. What is “appellate jurisdiction”?

12. The majority of cases that appear before the Supreme Court are: 

13. What is an appeal?