Civics test question 54 of 128 · System of Government
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
Official USCIS answers
Give any one of these answers.
- Five (5)
Why this is the answer
Five justices are usually needed to decide a case because five is a majority of nine. A majority means more than half.
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Answers that are not correct
These wrong answers are common mix-ups. They are not accepted at the interview.
- One (1)
- Three (3)
- Nine (9)
- Seven (7)
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- 52. What is the highest court in the United States?
- 53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
- 55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
- 56. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
- 57. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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