How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

On the 2008 test

The 2008 test asks this as Question 39: “How many justices are on the Supreme Court?”

The 2008 question lists the same answer.

Background

The size of the Court has changed through history but has stayed the same for over 150 years.

From this site's page for 2008 Question 39.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 53 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the 2025 practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different 2025 question.

• Equalityanswers Question 10: Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
• Citizensanswers Question 64: Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
• Required by lawanswers Question 71: Why is it important to pay federal taxes?

More System of Government questions

• Question 50: What is one part of the judicial branch?Supreme Court · Federal Courts
• Question 51: What does the judicial branch do?Reviews laws · Explains laws · Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law · Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution
• Question 52: What is the highest court in the United States?Supreme Court
• Question 54: How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?Five (5)
• Question 55: How long do Supreme Court justices serve?(For) life · Lifetime appointment · (Until) retirement