US Politics Supreme Court Cases Test 2

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Politics & Civics — Test 2 (Supreme Court Cases) High School & Adult (US Government & Civics, USA) USA US Constitution, Bill of Rights & Civics (USCIS)

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Section: Politics & Civics — Test 2 (Supreme Court Cases) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 2 (Supreme Court Cases) · Country: USA

Civics knowledge is crucial for knowing individual rights and responsibilities and understanding government structure.

This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Which term means "Winning reasoning"?

A) a majority opinion

B) a veto

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 2

What is senatorial courtesy?

A) free mail

B) senators approve local appointees

C) longer terms

D) extra pay

Question 3

What best defines a veto?

A) court order

B) election

C) president rejects a bill

D) new law

Question 4

What is the Marshall Court known for?

A) Weak courts

B) States first

C) No review

D) Strong federal power

Question 5

What is a conference committee?

A) merges House-Senate bill versions

B) party meeting

C) press club

D) court panel

Question 6

Which term means "bill dies unsigned after adjournment"?

A) a veto

B) pocket veto

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 7

Which case ended school segregation (1954)?

A) Plessy v. Ferguson

B) Roe v. Wade

C) Brown v. Board of Education

D) Dred Scott v. Sandford

Question 8

Which case protected handgun ownership (2008)?

A) McDonald v. Chicago

B) US v. Miller

C) Caetano v. Mass

D) DC v. Heller

Question 9

Which term means "Reviewing lower rulings"?

A) appellate jurisdiction

B) a veto

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 10

What did Brown v. Board of Education decide?

A) Segregation is legal

B) Segregated schools are unequal

C) Busing is banned

D) Only colleges integrate

Question 11

Who confirms justices?

A) House

B) President

C) Senate

D) Governors

Question 12

What did Tinker v. Des Moines protect?

A) School prayer

B) Corporal punishment

C) Dress codes always

D) Student symbolic speech

Question 13

Which term means "ending Senate debate (60 votes)"?

A) cloture

B) a veto

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 14

Which of the following best defines the rule of four?

A) Four terms

B) Four votes hear case

C) Four courts

D) Four laws

Question 15

What best defines senatorial courtesy?

A) free mail

B) longer terms

C) senators approve local appointees

D) extra pay

Question 16

Give the number of Senators per state:

A) 1

B) 10

C) 4

D) 2

Question 17

Which term means "Losing side's view"?

A) a dissent

B) a veto

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 18

What is the cabinet?

A) state governors

B) president's department heads

C) Senate leaders

D) court clerks

Question 19

What is judicial activism?

A) No courts

B) Lazy judges

C) Broad rights rulings

D) Only old cases

Question 20

What best defines pocket veto?

A) state veto

B) quick signing

C) court appeal

D) bill dies unsigned after adjournment

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