General Awareness: Supreme Court Quiz

1. Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by:

a) The Senate
b) The President
c) The Vice President
d) The house of representatives

The correct answer is b) The President

2. The first Chief Justice of the United states was:

a) Patrick Henry
b) James Madison
c) John Jay
d) John Adams

The correct answer is c) John Jay

3. How many Supreme Court justices are there according to the constitution?

a) At least 5
b) Never more than 11
c) Always 9
d) The constitution does not establish the number of Supreme court justices

The correct answer is d) The constitution does not establish the number of Supreme court justices

4. The courts may not take a man's life without:

a) A confession
b) A court Judge's agreement
c) Evidence of Treason
d) Due process of law

The correct answer is d) Due process of law

5. The length of term for a US Supreme court judge is :

a) 6 years
b) 10 years
c) 4 years
d) life

The correct answer is d) life

6. The Supreme court has the right to :

a) Review decisions of the inferior courts
b) Set up inferior courts
c) Set punishment for traitors
d) Impeach the President

The correct answer is a) Review decisions of the inferior courts