How The Supreme Court Arrives at a Decision
Understanding Supreme Court Decisions
Test your knowledge about how the Supreme Court arrives at its decisions with this comprehensive quiz! Gain insights into the processes and factors that influence judicial rulings, and discover the intricate workings of the highest court in the United States.
Highlighting key concepts, this quiz covers:
- Stages of judicial review
- The role of justices
- Voting procedures
- Case discussions
The ____________ did not want to create too rigid of a structure when setting up the foundation of the government.
President of the United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Founding Fathers
True or False: There are very few cases where the Constitution is vague in its answers and rules.
What is the biggest factor that causes problems in court decisions?
Salary differences between common jury and elite judge
Society's varying opinions about conflicts
Varying amount of power given to POTUS versus judicial branch
Social media and its effects on jury bias
Which are the three main levels of the federal court system? Select all three.
Federal Court of Appeals
District Courts
Supreme Court
City Courts
State Courts
It takes ____ out of 9 justices to decide a case.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
It only takes ____ justices to put a case on the docket for argument or decision.
1
2
3
4
Each application for review is usually in the form of a short __________.
True or False: During the Petition and Response stage, each justice member receives copies of the petition and, without any consultation of the other members, must decide whether the application should be granted or denied a hearing.
True
False
Once in conference, who begins the discussion of each case?
The youngest justice
The oldest justice
The newest justice
The Chief Justice
The POTUS
The House Speaker
The President Pro Tempore
In what order does the discussion of cases pass down for justices?
In the order of amount of time served
In the order of the amount of wealth
In the order of seniority
In the order of age
Voting goes in the opposite direction of case discussion.
True
False
Who does direction of voting start with, and who does it end with?
When a case receives _____ vote(s) for review, it is transferred to the argument list.
True or False: During time in court, oral arguments occur about 4 months after the application for review is granted.
True
False
True or False: In court, each party is usually allowed half an hour, but sometimes it can be extended to a full hour.
True
False
There are ___ weeks of argument followed by ___ weeks of recess for opinion writing with time in court.
True or False: The writing of the opinion always takes weeks, sometimes even months, because it is a lengthy process that involves a lot of research.
True
False
Do justices ever change their minds while making a decision?
Yes, but this has no effect on the ruling of the case.
Yes, and it can change the court's ruling of the case.
No, and it has no effect on the ruling of the case.
No, but it can still change the ruling of the case.
What is the Uniform Rule?
Each justice passes on every piece of business coming to the court as judging is not delegated.
Each justice makes the same decision as the rest to provide a uniform ruling.
Each justice listens to the same evidence to come to the same conclusion in the court case.
Each justice hand-picks the evidence they would like to examine in a court case and solely focuses on the evidence picked.
Freund's View states that _____.
According to Brennan, the resolution of questions important to the whole community must be based on a common consensus of understanding of the unique responsibility assigned to ________.
District Courts
The Court of Appeals
City Courts
Municipal Courts
The Supreme Court
True or False: Brennan has been accused of being corrupt.
True
False
Why is it painful to Brennan to be accused of being corrupt?
He claims that he is trying to do good work with no thought but he is bound by rules that make it difficult to solve a problem.
He needs the money and favors that he calls in when he is establishing his presence in the court system.
He argues that there has always been controversy surrounding the court system and he is simply victimized by it.
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