2025 civics test · Question 54 of 128 · System of Government
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
In Chinese 通常需要几位最高法院大法官才能对案件作出裁决？
Official answer
- Five (5)5 位
Why this is the answer
Supreme Court cases are decided by majority vote. With nine justices, five votes make a majority, so five justices are usually needed to decide a case. The side with at least five votes wins, and one justice in the majority usually writes the Court's opinion explaining the decision.