US Politics Supreme Court Cases Test 7

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Politics & Civics — Test 7 (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 7 (Supreme Court Cases) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 7 (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

What is the State of the Union?

A) president's yearly address

B) court ruling

C) census

D) election

Question 2

Which term means "merges House-Senate bill versions"?

A) a veto

B) a conference committee

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 3

Which of the following best defines cloture?

A) recess

B) starting debate

C) ending Senate debate (60 votes)

D) veto

Question 4

Provide the definition of appellate jurisdiction:

A) First trials

B) Making laws

C) Pardoning

D) Reviewing lower rulings

Question 5

Which case gave Congress interstate commerce power (1824)?

A) Gibbons v. Ogden

B) McCulloch v. Maryland

C) Brown v. Board

D) Roe v. Wade

Question 6

What is appellate jurisdiction?

A) First trials

B) Reviewing lower rulings

C) Making laws

D) Pardoning

Question 7

Which case upheld Japanese internment (1944)?

A) Hirabayashi v. US

B) Ex parte Endo

C) Korematsu v. United States

D) Youngstown v. Sawyer

Question 8

Which case upheld implied federal powers (1819)?

A) Gibbons v. Ogden

B) Dred Scott v. Sandford

C) Plessy v. Ferguson

D) McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 9

What best defines double jeopardy?

A) No retrial after acquittal

B) Two trials always

C) Two juries

D) Two appeals

Question 10

Which of the following best defines precedent?

A) New statute

B) Past ruling guiding

C) Voter wish

D) Party rule

Question 11

Which of the following best defines appellate jurisdiction?

A) First trials

B) Making laws

C) Reviewing lower rulings

D) Pardoning

Question 12

How many justices sit?

A) Seven

B) Twelve

C) Five

D) Nine

Question 13

What is strict scrutiny?

A) Toughest rights test

B) Easy tax test

C) Jury rule

D) Voting method

Question 14

Which of the following best defines stare decisis?

A) Ignoring past

B) Standing by precedent

C) New trials

D) Fast appeals

Question 15

What best defines the rule of four?

A) Four terms

B) Four courts

C) Four votes hear case

D) Four laws

Question 16

What is a writ of certiorari?

A) Arrest warrant

B) Veto letter

C) Pardon paper

D) Order to send case up

Question 17

Which of the following best defines a conference committee?

A) merges House-Senate bill versions

B) party meeting

C) press club

D) court panel

Question 18

Which of the following best defines a concurrence?

A) Disagreeing vote

B) Agreeing for own reasons

C) Tie breaker

D) Delay tactic

Question 19

Who is the chief justice?

A) John Marshall

B) Earl Warren

C) John Roberts

D) Roger Taney

Question 20

Provide the definition of sovereign immunity:

A) Kings rule

B) All can sue

C) No courts

D) States shielded from suits

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