Question 1

In Roe v.Wade,the Supreme Court was required to rule on the issue of ______,due to the fact that the pregnancy had already come to term.

Accepted Answer

A)  jurisdiction 
B)  standing 
C)  ripeness 
D)  mootness 
E)  stare decisis 
A)  jurisdiction 
B)  standing 
C)  ripeness 
D)  mootness 
E)  stare decisis

Question 2

The phrase stare decisis means

Accepted Answer

A)  "let the decision stand." 
B)  "the state will decide." 
C)  "the decision is void." 
D)  "the state must be decisive." 
E)  "the decision is made." 
A)  "let the decision stand." 
B)  "the state will decide." 
C)  "the decision is void." 
D)  "the state must be decisive." 
E)  "the decision is made."

Question 3

Senatorial courtesy describes the practice of

Accepted Answer

A)  senators from a president's party approving of a judicial nominee from their home state. 
B)  including home-state senators in the formal vetting of district and circuit court judges. 
C)  allowing any senator to place a hold on the consideration of a judicial nominee. 
D)  permitting senators to officially swear in home-state district court judges. 
E)  allowing senators to nominate members to the federal judiciary. 
A)  senators from a president's party approving of a judicial nominee from their home state. 
B)  including home-state senators in the formal vetting of district and circuit court judges. 
C)  allowing any senator to place a hold on the consideration of a judicial nominee. 
D)  permitting senators to officially swear in home-state district court judges. 
E)  allowing senators to nominate members to the federal judiciary.

Question 4

There are ______ U.S.district courts.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  94 
C)  100 
D)  200 
E)  434 
A)  50 
B)  94 
C)  100 
D)  200 
E)  434

In Roe v.Wade,the Supreme Court was required to rule on the issue of ______,due to the fact that the pregnancy had already come to term.

The phrase stare decisis means

Senatorial courtesy describes the practice of

There are ______ U.S.district courts.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

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Exam 15: The Federal Courts

In Roe v.Wade,the Supreme Court was required to rule on the issue of ______,due to the fact that the pregnancy had already come to term.

The phrase stare decisis means

Senatorial courtesy describes the practice of

There are ______ U.S.district courts.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters