How this works. Click an option for each question. Correct ones turn green; wrong ones turn red, with an explanation showing the right answer. Aim for 8/10 first time through; revise the weak topics; come back.
Question 1
How many SCOTUS justices?
Answer: 9. 9 since 1869. Set by statute, not the Constitution.
Question 2
Article of the Constitution establishing the federal judiciary?
Answer: III. Article III. Article I = Congress, II = President.
Question 3
Senate confirmation requires?
Answer: Simple majority. Simple majority since 2017 nuclear option.
Question 4
Year Roe v Wade was overturned?
Answer: 2022. Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022).
Question 5
Year Roe v Wade was originally decided?
Answer: 1973. Roe v Wade (1973). Overturned 49 years later.
Question 6
Which case ended race-conscious college admissions in 2023?
Answer: Students for Fair Admissions. SFFA v Harvard / SFFA v UNC (2023).
Question 7
Which 2024 case overturned Chevron deference?
Answer: Loper Bright. Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo (2024). Major shift in administrative law.
Question 8
Which 2026 case weakened Voting Rights Act Section 2?
Answer: Louisiana v Callais. Callais (2026) struck down Louisiana's majority-black district.
Question 9
Which justice is the swing vote on the current Court?
Answer: No reliable swing. Post-Kennedy retirement (2018) the Court has lacked a stable median; Barrett occasionally votes with liberals.
Question 10
Which Amendment guarantees equal protection of the laws?
Answer: 14th. 14th Amendment - source of most modern rights jurisprudence.