Question 1

What is necessary for the rule of law to be beneficial to society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judges must follow the legal model of judicial decision making. 
B)  People must be able to elect judges that best represent the public good. 
C)  Courts must decide in favor of one side or the other in a case because of that side's political support for particular judges. 
D)  Judges must be strict constructionists. 
E)  Citizens must have faith that the courts will be unbiased and rule fairly based on the law. 
A)  Judges must follow the legal model of judicial decision making. 
B)  People must be able to elect judges that best represent the public good. 
C)  Courts must decide in favor of one side or the other in a case because of that side's political support for particular judges. 
D)  Judges must be strict constructionists. 
E)  Citizens must have faith that the courts will be unbiased and rule fairly based on the law.

Question 2

Currently, there are 13 federal ________, which act as intermediate courts of appeals in the federal judiciary.

Accepted Answer

A)  circuit courts 
B)  district courts 
C)  courts of last resort 
D)  civil courts 
E)  administrative magistrates 
A)  circuit courts 
B)  district courts 
C)  courts of last resort 
D)  civil courts 
E)  administrative magistrates

Question 3

What are potential options citizens have if left unsatisfied by Supreme Court decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no options. The Court's decisions are the supreme law of the land once handed down. 
B)  Attempt to convince Congress and state courts to ignore the ruling. 
C)  Wait for the composition of the Court to change and hope the new justices will have a different point of view. 
D)  Work to pass a constitutional amendment that overrides the Court's decision. 
E)  Wait for the composition of the Court to change and work to pass a constitutional amendment that overrides the Court's decision. 
A)  There are no options. The Court's decisions are the supreme law of the land once handed down. 
B)  Attempt to convince Congress and state courts to ignore the ruling. 
C)  Wait for the composition of the Court to change and hope the new justices will have a different point of view. 
D)  Work to pass a constitutional amendment that overrides the Court's decision. 
E)  Wait for the composition of the Court to change and work to pass a constitutional amendment that overrides the Court's decision.

Question 4

The "switch in time that saved nine" refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a change in the ideological direction of the Supreme Court decisions in response to a proposal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to expand the size of the Supreme Court 
B)  a change in the makeup of the Supreme Court proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that expanded the court from seven to nine members 
C)  a change of heart by President Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding his proposed court-packing plan 
D)  President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to expand the size of the court to 15 justices to change the Court's composition so that it would be more sympathetic to his policies 
E)  Congress's reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's court-packing plan 
A)  a change in the ideological direction of the Supreme Court decisions in response to a proposal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to expand the size of the Supreme Court 
B)  a change in the makeup of the Supreme Court proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that expanded the court from seven to nine members 
C)  a change of heart by President Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding his proposed court-packing plan 
D)  President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to expand the size of the court to 15 justices to change the Court's composition so that it would be more sympathetic to his policies 
E)  Congress's reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's court-packing plan

Question 5

Which constitutional provision establishes the federal judiciary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Article I 
B)  Article II 
C)  Article III 
D)  Article IV 
E)  Article V 
A)  Article I 
B)  Article II 
C)  Article III 
D)  Article IV 
E)  Article V

Question 6

Which of the following is a lawsuit in which the plaintiff is a group of individuals pressing a common claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  plural suit 
B)  class action 
C)  primary action 
D)  collective suit 
E)  multiple suit 
A)  plural suit 
B)  class action 
C)  primary action 
D)  collective suit 
E)  multiple suit

Question 7

The Supreme Court has an aura of invincibility and independence, of being "above" politics, because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  justices are appointed for life rather than being elected, and their decisions are not formally accountable to either the voters or the other branches of government 
B)  Court decisions have enormous political consequences and the courts are often subject to strong political pressures 
C)  the Court is critical for solving certain kinds of collective dilemmas and for allowing for productive interactions among people 
D)  the Court coordinates people's interpretations of the law and the actions they take as a result 
E)  justices' decisions are determined by the facts of the cases at hand in conjunction with the plain meaning of the relevant and constitutional provisions, the intent of the framers of the Constitution, and legal precedent 
A)  justices are appointed for life rather than being elected, and their decisions are not formally accountable to either the voters or the other branches of government 
B)  Court decisions have enormous political consequences and the courts are often subject to strong political pressures 
C)  the Court is critical for solving certain kinds of collective dilemmas and for allowing for productive interactions among people 
D)  the Court coordinates people's interpretations of the law and the actions they take as a result 
E)  justices' decisions are determined by the facts of the cases at hand in conjunction with the plain meaning of the relevant and constitutional provisions, the intent of the framers of the Constitution, and legal precedent

Question 8

Courts' abilities to enforce contracts may create incentives for two parties to uphold an agreement when they otherwise would have preferred to defect. By doing so, courts prevent the contracting parties from facing a/an ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  principal-agent problem 
B)  coordination problem 
C)  prisoner's dilemma 
D)  unstable coalition 
E)  collective action problem 
A)  principal-agent problem 
B)  coordination problem 
C)  prisoner's dilemma 
D)  unstable coalition 
E)  collective action problem

What is necessary for the rule of law to be beneficial to society?

Currently, there are 13 federal ________, which act as intermediate courts of appeals in the federal judiciary.

What are potential options citizens have if left unsatisfied by Supreme Court decisions?

The "switch in time that saved nine" refers to ________.

Which constitutional provision establishes the federal judiciary?

Which of the following is a lawsuit in which the plaintiff is a group of individuals pressing a common claim?

The Supreme Court has an aura of invincibility and independence, of being "above" politics, because ________.

Courts' abilities to enforce contracts may create incentives for two parties to uphold an agreement when they otherwise would have preferred to defect. By doing so, courts prevent the contracting parties from facing a/an ________.

Introduction

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights and Liberties

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

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Exam 8: The Judiciary

What is necessary for the rule of law to be beneficial to society?

Currently, there are 13 federal ________, which act as intermediate courts of appeals in the federal judiciary.

What are potential options citizens have if left unsatisfied by Supreme Court decisions?

The "switch in time that saved nine" refers to ________.

Which constitutional provision establishes the federal judiciary?

Which of the following is a lawsuit in which the plaintiff is a group of individuals pressing a common claim?

The Supreme Court has an aura of invincibility and independence, of being "above" politics, because ________.

Courts' abilities to enforce contracts may create incentives for two parties to uphold an agreement when they otherwise would have preferred to defect. By doing so, courts prevent the contracting parties from facing a/an ________.

Introduction

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights and Liberties

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

Public Opinion

Political Participation

Interest Groups and Social Movements

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Mass Media and the Press

Economic Policy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters