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CONST ART III

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a.
6
c.
9
b.
8
d.
12
 

 2. 
How long is a term of office for members of the Supreme Court?
a.
2 years
c.
6 years
b.
4 years
d.
Life
 

 3. 
The Supreme Court is the highest U.S. Court. People who are turned down in a lower court can always appeal to the next highest court until they reach the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has the final word. The law is what the Supreme Court says it is.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 4. 
The Supreme Court must hear every case that is appealed to them.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 5. 
In 1954 very few people wanted the schools to be integrated. Thurgood Marshall appealed to the Supreme Court and said that segregated schools were a violation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution which said all citizens must be treated equally before the law. The Court agreed with Thurgood Marshall and declared segregated schools to be unconstitutional.
The situation above shows that........
a.
democracy protects the people from harm
c.
the Constitution does not protect innocent people
b.
Americans get their protection NOT from democracy but from the rule of law.
d.
the 14th Amendment only protects rich people
 

 6. 
The Supreme Court has ruled that disrespecting the American Flag is ....
a.
a form of Communism
c.
a form of free speech
b.
a violation of the Constitution
d.
okay unless you are a citizen of the U.S.
 

 7. 
The Supreme Court has authority to rule in Interstate disputes. What are interstate disputes?
a.
Disputes inside a state
c.
Disputes between the branches of government
b.
Disputes between two or more states
d.
Disputes over Miranda Rights
 

 8. 
What does Article 3 Section 3 define?
a.
the right to own a gun
c.
abortion
b.
the death penalty
d.
treason
 

 9. 
Why were the Rosenbergs put to death?
a.
They were Communist spies who gave atomic secrets to the Russians which violates Art 3 Sec 3 of the Constitution
c.
They were Nazi spies who gave atomic secrets to the Germans which violates Art 3 Sec 3 of the Constitution
b.
They were Communist spies who gave atomic secrets to the Russians which violates Art 3 Sec 2 of the Constitution
d.
They were Communist spies who gave computer secrets to the Russians which violates Art 3 Sec 3 of the Constitution
 

 10. 
The Supreme Court has ruled that the police must remind you of your constitutional rights before they arrest you. What is this court ruling called?
a.
Miranda Right
c.
5th Amendment Rights
b.
Equal Protection
d.
Free Speech
 

 11. 
The Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that schools must be integrated. Which famous lawyer, who later was appointed to the Court, argued this case before the Supreme Court.
a.
Martin Luther King
c.
Thurgood Marshall
b.
George Wallace
d.
Andrew Jackson
 

Matching
 
 
a.
Legislative branch
c.
Judicial branch
b.
Executive branch
 

 12. 

 Enforces the laws
 

 13. 

 Says whether or not the laws are constitutional
 

 14. 

 Makes the laws for the United States
 

Essay
 

 15. 
Which is more important, the rule of law or democracy? Explain your answer.
 



 
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