Supreme Court of the United States Quiz

Try out this Supreme Court of the United States quiz to test your knowledge. Supreme Court of the United States trivia explores the people, cases, and customs behind the tribunal established in 1789 as the highest judicial authority in the federal system.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Who became the first Supreme Court nominee rejected by the Senate for Chief Justice, in 1795?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which justice, appointed in 1916, became the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the justice who, in 1967, became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Chief Justice’s tenure stretched from 1801 to 1835?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Under Article III, what kind of Supreme Court authority applies in cases affecting ambassadors and disputes involving states?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which 1869 decision confirmed that Congress may make exceptions to the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Who proposed adding justices to the Supreme Court in 1937?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
What is the Supreme Court in the federal judiciary of the United States?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
In what city does the Supreme Court meet?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Which part of the U.S. Constitution established the Supreme Court?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Who became Chief Justice in 2005?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
What street name appears in the Supreme Court’s address, 1 First Street NE?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
During what months does the Supreme Court usually hear oral arguments?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review in 1803?

Who became the first Supreme Court nominee rejected by the Senate for Chief Justice, in 1795?

Which justice, appointed in 1916, became the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court?

Name the justice who, in 1967, became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.?

Which Chief Justice’s tenure stretched from 1801 to 1835?

Under Article III, what kind of Supreme Court authority applies in cases affecting ambassadors and disputes involving states?

Which 1869 decision confirmed that Congress may make exceptions to the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction?

Who proposed adding justices to the Supreme Court in 1937?

What is the Supreme Court in the federal judiciary of the United States?

In what city does the Supreme Court meet?

Which part of the U.S. Constitution established the Supreme Court?

Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States?

Who became Chief Justice in 2005?

What street name appears in the Supreme Court’s address, 1 First Street NE?

During what months does the Supreme Court usually hear oral arguments?

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review in 1803?