Title: The Judicial Branch
Course: Joni's Quizzes

Q: Around 95% of criminal cases are resolved by what?
- a jury trial
- a settlement
- plea bargaining
A: plea bargaining

Q: Which portion of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch?
- Article I
- Article II
- Article III
A: Article III

Q: To what does the "rule of four" refer?
- The number of Supreme Court justices it takes to decide a case.
- The number of justices that sit on the Supreme Court.
- The number of Supreme Court justices needed to grant a hearing to cases that are not part of the Court's original jurisdiction.
A: The number of Supreme Court justices needed to grant a hearing to cases that are not part of the Court's original jurisdiction.

Q: Which of the following is the best description of judicial review?
- The authority of a president to review decisions handed down by Supreme Court to check on their constitutionality.
- The authority of Congress to review decisions handed down by the Supreme Court to check on their constitutionality.
- The authority of the federal courts, especially the Supreme Court, to decide whether a state or federal law, or the actions of a government official, violates the US Constitution.
A: The authority of the federal courts, especially the Supreme Court, to decide whether a state or federal law, or the actions of a government official, violates the US Constitution.

Q: The famous case of Marbury v. Madison is important because?
- It is the case establishing the power of the president to appoint Supreme Court justices.
- It is the case establishing the power of Congress to review decisions handed down by the Supreme Court.
- It is the case where Chief Justice John Marshall established the power of judicial review.
A: It is the case where Chief Justice John Marshall established the power of judicial review.

Q: The judicial philosophy associated with deciding cases on the narrowest grounds possible, thereby shying away from invalidating laws and the actions of other government officials and branches, is known as?
- the philosophy of strict constructionism
- the philosophy of loose constructionism
- the philosophy of judicial restraint
A: the philosophy of judicial restraint

Q: Which of the following is the process for selecting federal judges, including members of the Supreme Court?
- The Senate nominates judges who must then be approved by the House of Representatives.
- The Supreme Court nominates judges who must then be approved by the Senate.
- The president nominates judges who must then be approved by the Senate.
A: The president nominates judges who must then be approved by the Senate.

Q: Supreme Court nominees go to the ________.
- House of Representatives for an up or down vote.
- president's desk for either his signature or a veto.
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearings before being voted up or down by the Senate as a whole.
A: Senate Judiciary Committee hearings before being voted up or down by the Senate as a whole.

Q: Which of the following includes the correct list of factors influencing Supreme Court nominations according to at least one scholar mentioned by your text?
- Senate composition, approval of the House of Representatives, timing, whether it is an odd or even year.
- Supreme Court popularity, public approval of the Senate, timing, age of the Chief Justice.
- Senate composition, timing, public approval of the president, interest groups.
A: Senate composition, timing, public approval of the president, interest groups.