U.S. Citizenship Test 2025: Supreme Court & Federalism — 13 Q&A (Ep. 6)

The courts decide what the law means, and the last part of the government section covers the judicial branch, plus how power is split between the nation and the states. 13 real questions answered. This finishes the system of government section on the 2025 civics test, the judicial branch, the Supreme Court, and federalism, the balance between federal and state power. Let us go through them.

What is one part of the judicial branch, the Supreme Court, the federal courts also count? What does the judicial branch do? It reviews and explains laws, resolves disputes, and decides if a law goes against the Constitution. What is the highest court in the United States, the Supreme Court?

How many seats are on the Supreme Court? Nine. How many justices are usually needed to decide a case? Five, a majority of the nine.

How long do Supreme Court justices serve? For life, a lifetime appointment until they retire. Justices serve for life. Why?

To keep them independent of politics and to limit outside influence. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? This can change with new appointments, look up the current Chief Justice, keeps it current. Name one power that is only for the federal government.

Printing money, declaring war, making treaties, or setting foreign policy. Name one power that is only for the states. Providing schools and education, police and fire departments, or giving a driver's license. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?

Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. Who is the governor of your state now? This depends on your state, look up your governor, keeps it current. Note, Washington DC has no governor.

What is the capital of your state? This depends on your state, look up your state capital, keeps it current. That completes the government section. The Supreme Court has nine justices appointed for life, and under federalism, powers not given to the nation are kept by the states or the people.

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