2025 CIVIC FINAL EXAM
1. A justice of the supreme court may write a dissenting opinion to...
explain why he or she disagrees with the majority opinion
2. Most cases heard by the supreme court reach it through...
write of ceritorari
3. Constitutional court judges serve...
for life
4. Which of the following courts exercise both original and appellate jurisdiction...
the supreme court
5. See an expert-written answer
the court's written majority opinions became part of law as...
precedents
6. The plaintiff in a civil court case...
brings the case to court
7. marbury vs madison established...
The right of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of laws or government actions
8. The united states currently has...
179 federal courts of appeals serving 12 judicial circuits
9. The judicial branch is established by...
article 3 of the constitution
10. Which court has the ultimate power of judicial review...
the supreme court
11. Members of the united states supreme court are officially called...
justices
12. The federal trials courts with original jurisdiction over most federal cases are the...
district courts
13. All american courts, at every level, can...
, apply the law to an actual situation, be it criminal or civil and decide whether an action is
constitutional
14. A supreme court decision can be overturned by...
a constitutional amendment
15. How are federal judges chosen
they are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
16. What is judicial review
a power of the supreme court to overturn any law that it finds unconstitutional
17. Which of the following represents the correct order of US court supremacy, from least
powerful to most powerful?
district courts, court of appeals, the supreme court
18. What is a precedent
a guideline, set by a case, that influences how similar future cases will be decided
CIVIC EXAM CONTINUATION
1. how many supreme court justices are there on the court
9
2. there are 94 of which kinds of court
federal judicial districts
3. the type of legal opinion that the Supreme Court issues when the opinion disagrees with the
majority is...
dissenting opinion
4. a trial involving military law is commonly called a...
court-martial
1. A justice of the supreme court may write a dissenting opinion to...
explain why he or she disagrees with the majority opinion
2. Most cases heard by the supreme court reach it through...
write of ceritorari
3. Constitutional court judges serve...
for life
4. Which of the following courts exercise both original and appellate jurisdiction...
the supreme court
5. See an expert-written answer
the court's written majority opinions became part of law as...
precedents
6. The plaintiff in a civil court case...
brings the case to court
7. marbury vs madison established...
The right of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of laws or government actions
8. The united states currently has...
179 federal courts of appeals serving 12 judicial circuits
9. The judicial branch is established by...
article 3 of the constitution
10. Which court has the ultimate power of judicial review...
the supreme court
11. Members of the united states supreme court are officially called...
justices
12. The federal trials courts with original jurisdiction over most federal cases are the...
district courts
13. All american courts, at every level, can...
, apply the law to an actual situation, be it criminal or civil and decide whether an action is
constitutional
14. A supreme court decision can be overturned by...
a constitutional amendment
15. How are federal judges chosen
they are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
16. What is judicial review
a power of the supreme court to overturn any law that it finds unconstitutional
17. Which of the following represents the correct order of US court supremacy, from least
powerful to most powerful?
district courts, court of appeals, the supreme court
18. What is a precedent
a guideline, set by a case, that influences how similar future cases will be decided
CIVIC EXAM CONTINUATION
1. how many supreme court justices are there on the court
9
2. there are 94 of which kinds of court
federal judicial districts
3. the type of legal opinion that the Supreme Court issues when the opinion disagrees with the
majority is...
dissenting opinion
4. a trial involving military law is commonly called a...
court-martial
