Question 1

The doctrine that holds that the Supreme Court should actively check the other branches of government when they exceed their authority is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judicial restraint 
B)  Strict construction 
C)  Judicial activism 
D)  Broad construction 
E)  Conservative activism 
A)  Judicial restraint 
B)  Strict construction 
C)  Judicial activism 
D)  Broad construction 
E)  Conservative activism

Question 2

Describe the ways in which our courts can be checked by other branches of government.

Accepted Answer

The courts can be checked by other branc

Question 3

The opportunity for the president to appoint members to the federal judiciary is valuable for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  New justices help move long-term justices closer to mandatory retirement. 
B)  A majority of presidents have been able to make more than five appointments to the bench while in office. 
C)  Rulings related to redistricting and election laws will be altered to favor the president's political party. 
D)  The Court is able to move swiftly to begin ruling in favor of the president's ideology. 
E)  The political views of the president will continue to be institutionalized long after they have left the White House. 
A)  New justices help move long-term justices closer to mandatory retirement. 
B)  A majority of presidents have been able to make more than five appointments to the bench while in office. 
C)  Rulings related to redistricting and election laws will be altered to favor the president's political party. 
D)  The Court is able to move swiftly to begin ruling in favor of the president's ideology. 
E)  The political views of the president will continue to be institutionalized long after they have left the White House.

Question 4

Which of the following is the last step of the Supreme Court decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Announcing its decision to the public and the reasons for it 
B)  Assigning a justice to write the decision 
C)  Deciding if the Court will hear the case 
D)  Hearing oral arguments in the case 
E)  Asking the lower court to send the records of the case for review 
A)  Announcing its decision to the public and the reasons for it 
B)  Assigning a justice to write the decision 
C)  Deciding if the Court will hear the case 
D)  Hearing oral arguments in the case 
E)  Asking the lower court to send the records of the case for review

Question 5

Judicial review is the process for deciding whether a law or action is contrary to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administrative laws 
B)  A Supreme Court decision 
C)  Lower court decisions 
D)  State law 
E)  The U.S. Constitution 
A)  Administrative laws 
B)  A Supreme Court decision 
C)  Lower court decisions 
D)  State law 
E)  The U.S. Constitution

Question 6

The United States has a dual court system which means which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil and criminal courts 
B)  Misdemeanor and felony courts 
C)  State and federal courts 
D)  State and local courts 
E)  District and territorial courts 
A)  Civil and criminal courts 
B)  Misdemeanor and felony courts 
C)  State and federal courts 
D)  State and local courts 
E)  District and territorial courts

Question 7

If an appeals court decides that a case is remanded, which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is sent to the supreme court of the state in question. 
B)  It is sent back to the court that originally heard the case. 
C)  It has to be a civil case; criminal cases cannot be remanded. 
D)  It must be decided within the calendar year. 
E)  It is not subject to any further action by the courts. 
A)  It is sent to the supreme court of the state in question. 
B)  It is sent back to the court that originally heard the case. 
C)  It has to be a civil case; criminal cases cannot be remanded. 
D)  It must be decided within the calendar year. 
E)  It is not subject to any further action by the courts.

Question 8

Which of the following statements describes the idea of precedents?

Accepted Answer

A)  The common law changes very slowly to permit rational decision making in each branch of our government. 
B)  The Supreme Court is required to issue an opinion after a ruling. 
C)  Most citizens can know that the law will become consistent in its expectations for them. 
D)  Judges must abide by the decisions of earlier cases unless there is a clear reason to distinguish the current case from its predecessors. 
E)  The Supreme Court is able to promote judicial review through regularly scheduled reviews of case law. 
A)  The common law changes very slowly to permit rational decision making in each branch of our government. 
B)  The Supreme Court is required to issue an opinion after a ruling. 
C)  Most citizens can know that the law will become consistent in its expectations for them. 
D)  Judges must abide by the decisions of earlier cases unless there is a clear reason to distinguish the current case from its predecessors. 
E)  The Supreme Court is able to promote judicial review through regularly scheduled reviews of case law.

Question 9

In many cases, a third party to a court case will file which of the following to support a particular outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  An amicus curiae brief 
B)  A precedent 
C)  A question of standing 
D)  A litigation brief 
E)  A writ of certiorari 
A)  An amicus curiae brief 
B)  A precedent 
C)  A question of standing 
D)  A litigation brief 
E)  A writ of certiorari

Question 10

National power, including the right to establish a national bank, and denying states the power to tax the national government, was expanded in which of the following cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v. Board of Education 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
D)  Marbury v. Madison 
E)  McCulloch v. Maryland 
A)  Brown v. Board of Education 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
D)  Marbury v. Madison 
E)  McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 11

The Roberts Court has ruled in favor of business by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slashing all provisions of the Affordable Care Act 
B)  Establishing that corporations have the same speech rights as citizens 
C)  Ensuring that private businesses do not have to recognize same-sex marriages 
D)  Ruling that corporations have the same privacy rights as individual citizens 
E)  Creating an extensive network of tax havens for Wall Street insiders 
A)  Slashing all provisions of the Affordable Care Act 
B)  Establishing that corporations have the same speech rights as citizens 
C)  Ensuring that private businesses do not have to recognize same-sex marriages 
D)  Ruling that corporations have the same privacy rights as individual citizens 
E)  Creating an extensive network of tax havens for Wall Street insiders

The doctrine that holds that the Supreme Court should actively check the other branches of government when they exceed their authority is known as which of the following?

Describe the ways in which our courts can be checked by other branches of government.

The opportunity for the president to appoint members to the federal judiciary is valuable for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following is the last step of the Supreme Court decision-making process?

Judicial review is the process for deciding whether a law or action is contrary to which of the following?

The United States has a dual court system which means which of the following?

If an appeals court decides that a case is remanded, which of the following occurs?

Which of the following statements describes the idea of precedents?

In many cases, a third party to a court case will file which of the following to support a particular outcome?

National power, including the right to establish a national bank, and denying states the power to tax the national government, was expanded in which of the following cases?

The Roberts Court has ruled in favor of business by doing which of the following?

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Exam 15: The Judiciary

The doctrine that holds that the Supreme Court should actively check the other branches of government when they exceed their authority is known as which of the following?

Describe the ways in which our courts can be checked by other branches of government.

The opportunity for the president to appoint members to the federal judiciary is valuable for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following is the last step of the Supreme Court decision-making process?

Judicial review is the process for deciding whether a law or action is contrary to which of the following?

The United States has a dual court system which means which of the following?

If an appeals court decides that a case is remanded, which of the following occurs?

Which of the following statements describes the idea of precedents?

In many cases, a third party to a court case will file which of the following to support a particular outcome?

National power, including the right to establish a national bank, and denying states the power to tax the national government, was expanded in which of the following cases?

The Roberts Court has ruled in favor of business by doing which of the following?

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

Filters