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Constitution 2
Constitution Test on June 17th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many Supreme Court Justices are there? | 9 Supreme Court Justices |
| How long is a Supreme Court Justice's term? | A justice serves for life |
| What is the main job of the Supreme Court? | Supreme Court is the final judge in all cases involving laws of Congress |
| Why are the Supreme Court Justices terms so long? | So that they do not have to worry about being replaced because of their choices |
| Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? | John Glover Roberts |
| What are the three levels of the federal court system? | U.S. District Courts; U.S. Court of Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court |
| What does the word "appeal" mean? | apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court |
| What part of government has to approve all Supreme Court Justices? | Senate |
| What is Judicial review? | the doctrine under which legislative and/or executive actions are subject to review (and possible invalidation) by the judiciary |
| What does the 1st Amendment protect? | Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of to Petition the government, Freedom of Assembly |
| What does the 2nd Amendment protect? | The right to own/bear arms |
| What does the 3rd Amendment protect? | Freedom from quartering soldiers |
| What does the 4th Amendment protect? | prohibits unreasonable searches or seizures |
| What does the 5th, 6th, and 7th Amendment | 5th= Due process of the law 6th= includes Miranda rights; right to a trial/lawyer 7th= trial by jury |
| What does the 8th Amendment protect? | cruel and unusable punishment |
| What does the 9th Amendment protect? | Constitutional rights do not deny other rights (implied rights) |
| What type of government does the 10th Amendment protect? | The State government |
| What is the Bill of Rights? | the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing rights to the people of the U.S. |