Chapter 9 Chapter Quiz

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. 1. The Supreme Court is currently structured to have positions for____ justices.

a. 4 correct incorrect

b. 7 correct incorrect

c. 9 correct incorrect

d. 12 correct incorrect

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. 2. There are ____ federal geographic circuits.

a. 7 correct incorrect

b. 9 correct incorrect

c. 11 correct incorrect

d. 13 correct incorrect

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. 3. Congress created the federal judiciary in

a. 1787. correct incorrect

b. 1789. correct incorrect

c. 1793 correct incorrect

d. 1798. correct incorrect

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. 4. Within the ____________, decisions are generally made by a panel of three judges.

a. U.S. district courts. correct incorrect

b. State trial courts. correct incorrect

c. U.S. circuit courts of appeals. correct incorrect

d. The U.S. Supreme Court. correct incorrect

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. 5. How long to the terms for federal judges last?

a. 4 years. correct incorrect

b. 6 years. correct incorrect

c. 10 years. correct incorrect

d. These are lifetime appointments. correct incorrect

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. 6. Which Supreme Court case found the separate but equal principle to be unconstitutional in the education system?

a. Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842). correct incorrect

b. Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). correct incorrect

c. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). correct incorrect

d. Brown v. Board of Education (1954). correct incorrect

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. 7. The first African American Supreme Court Justice was

a. Thurgood Marshall correct incorrect

b. Strom Thurman correct incorrect

c. Clarence Thomas correct incorrect

d. Brett Kavanaugh correct incorrect

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. 8. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first ________ Supreme Court Justice.

a. African American. correct incorrect

b. female. correct incorrect

c. Jewish. correct incorrect

d. Latino/a. correct incorrect

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. 9. Sonia Sotomayor was the first __________ Supreme Court Justice.

a. African American. correct incorrect

b. female. correct incorrect

c. Jewish. correct incorrect

d. Latino/a. correct incorrect

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. 10. How many women served as Supreme Court Justices in 2018?

a. Zero. correct incorrect

b. One. correct incorrect

c. Two. correct incorrect

d. Three. correct incorrect

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. 11. How many African Americans served as Supreme Court Justices in 2018?

a. Zero. correct incorrect

b. One. correct incorrect

c. Two. correct incorrect

d. Three. correct incorrect

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. 12. How many Latinos/as served as Supreme Court Justices in 2018?

a. Zero. correct incorrect

b. One. correct incorrect

c. Two. correct incorrect

d. Three. correct incorrect

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. 13. How many Asian Americans served as Supreme Court Justices in 2018?

a. Zero. correct incorrect

b. One. correct incorrect

c. Two. correct incorrect

d. Three. correct incorrect

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. 14. A _____________ is a legal document filed by a party that has an interest in the outcome of a case but is not directly involved in it is called a(n)

a. writ of certiorari. correct incorrect

b. writ of habeas corpus. correct incorrect

c. writ of mandamus. correct incorrect

d. amicus curiae brief. correct incorrect

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. 15. A _____________ is a formal legal document filed by the losing party in a lower court case that asks the Supreme Court to hear an appeal.

a. writ of certiorari correct incorrect

b. writ of habeas corpus correct incorrect

c. writ of mandamus correct incorrect

d. amicus curiae brief correct incorrect