Question 1

__________asserts that the courts should not thwart the implementation of legislative acts unless those acts are clearly unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) Judicial activism 
B) Judicial superiority 
C) Judicial restraint 
D) Judicial supremacy 
E) Judicial review 
A) Judicial activism 
B) Judicial superiority 
C) Judicial restraint 
D) Judicial supremacy 
E) Judicial review

Question 2

Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, who were appointed by President Obama, joined the conservative bloc.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After the justices of the Supreme Court have considered all the information provided by the appellate attorneys, they:

Accepted Answer

A) inform the president of their decision. 
B) submit a joint report to their law clerks, who then issue their official decision. 
C) determine the rulings of the case in a committee meeting that is televised by the major networks. 
D) discuss the case in conference, which is strictly private. 
E) announce their decision to the Congress leaders. 
A) inform the president of their decision. 
B) submit a joint report to their law clerks, who then issue their official decision. 
C) determine the rulings of the case in a committee meeting that is televised by the major networks. 
D) discuss the case in conference, which is strictly private. 
E) announce their decision to the Congress leaders.

Question 4

In the context of approaches to legal interpretation, differentiate between strict construction, original intent, and modernism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The term strict const

Question 5

In the context of federal court nominations for judicial positions, the _____ holds hearings and makes its recommendation to the Senate, where it takes a majority vote to confirm the presidential nomination.

Accepted Answer

A) Senate Judiciary Committee 
B) House Judiciary Committee 
C) Senate Appropriations Committee 
D) House Ways and Means Committee 
E) Joint Congressional Committee 
A) Senate Judiciary Committee 
B) House Judiciary Committee 
C) Senate Appropriations Committee 
D) House Ways and Means Committee 
E) Joint Congressional Committee

Question 6

Which of the following is a difference between activist judges and restraintist judges?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike restraintist judges, activist judges assume that the courts should thwart the implementation of legislative acts if it is conflicting with precedent rulings. 
B) Unlike activist judges, restraintist judges assume that the courts should defer to the decisions of the legislative and executive branches. 
C) Unlike activist judges, restraintist judges believe that it is a constitutional provision that the judiciary must exercise judicial review. 
D) Unlike restraintist judges, activist judges oppose the privilege of judicial review given to the federal courts. 
E) Unlike activist judges, restraintist judges believe that the courts should actively use their powers to ensure that legislative and executive branches do not exceed their authority. 
A) Unlike restraintist judges, activist judges assume that the courts should thwart the implementation of legislative acts if it is conflicting with precedent rulings. 
B) Unlike activist judges, restraintist judges assume that the courts should defer to the decisions of the legislative and executive branches. 
C) Unlike activist judges, restraintist judges believe that it is a constitutional provision that the judiciary must exercise judicial review. 
D) Unlike restraintist judges, activist judges oppose the privilege of judicial review given to the federal courts. 
E) Unlike activist judges, restraintist judges believe that the courts should actively use their powers to ensure that legislative and executive branches do not exceed their authority.

Question 7

The privilege of judicial review empowers federal courts to make laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The _____ is a specialized court that was initially created to issue search warrants against suspected foreign spies inside the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) National Security Agency 
B) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 
C) National Security Council 
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation 
E) Central Intelligence Agency 
A) National Security Agency 
B) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 
C) National Security Council 
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation 
E) Central Intelligence Agency

Question 9

Which of the following is a difference between a civil lawsuit and a criminal lawsuit?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike defendants in civil lawsuits, defendants in criminal lawsuits are prosecuted by public officials. 
B) Unlike civil lawsuits, criminal lawsuits are initiated by private parties. 
C) Unlike judgements in criminal lawsuits, judgements in civil lawsuits involve penalties. 
D) Unlike criminal lawsuits, civil lawsuits involve wrongs committed against the public as a whole. 
E) Unlike criminal lawsuits, civil lawsuits result in imprisonment. 
A) Unlike defendants in civil lawsuits, defendants in criminal lawsuits are prosecuted by public officials. 
B) Unlike civil lawsuits, criminal lawsuits are initiated by private parties. 
C) Unlike judgements in criminal lawsuits, judgements in civil lawsuits involve penalties. 
D) Unlike criminal lawsuits, civil lawsuits involve wrongs committed against the public as a whole. 
E) Unlike criminal lawsuits, civil lawsuits result in imprisonment.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. courts of appeals?

Accepted Answer

A) They hear evidence or testimony. 
B) A single judge presides over court proceedings in appellate courts. 
C) There are fifty-two federal courts of appeals in the United States. 
D) They review the transcript of the trial court's proceedings. 
E) They form the lowest tier of the federal court system. 
A) They hear evidence or testimony. 
B) A single judge presides over court proceedings in appellate courts. 
C) There are fifty-two federal courts of appeals in the United States. 
D) They review the transcript of the trial court's proceedings. 
E) They form the lowest tier of the federal court system.

Question 11

_____ refers to the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular case.

Accepted Answer

A) Administrative responsibility 
B) Impeachment 
C) Stare decisis 
D) Senatorial courtesy 
E) Jurisdiction 
A) Administrative responsibility 
B) Impeachment 
C) Stare decisis 
D) Senatorial courtesy 
E) Jurisdiction

Question 12

A justiciable controversy is an issue that:

Accepted Answer

A) is real and substantial. 
B) cannot be heard in a court of law. 
C) can only be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
D) is hypothetical or academic. 
E) raises a federal question. 
A) is real and substantial. 
B) cannot be heard in a court of law. 
C) can only be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
D) is hypothetical or academic. 
E) raises a federal question.

Question 13

As a result of a practice known as _____, home-state senators of the president's political party can influence the choice of the nominee to a district court.

Accepted Answer

A) partisan politeness 
B) senatorial courtesy 
C) representative respect 
D) senatorial chivalry 
E) congressional cordiality 
A) partisan politeness 
B) senatorial courtesy 
C) representative respect 
D) senatorial chivalry 
E) congressional cordiality

Question 14

The opinion that receives the support of the largest number of justices, but does not command a majority of the Court, is referred to as a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) majority opinion 
B) plurality opinion 
C) sanctioned opinion 
D) anteceding opinion 
E) certiorari opinion 
A) majority opinion 
B) plurality opinion 
C) sanctioned opinion 
D) anteceding opinion 
E) certiorari opinion

Question 15

Differentiate between the political ideologies of judicial activism and judicial restraint.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The terms judicial ac

Question 16

To reverse Supreme Court rulings, _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a panel of nine federal justices can express a dissenting opinion 
B) parties involved in cases of federal question can appeal to appellate courts for judicial review 
C) Congress can propose amendments to the United States Constitution 
D) state courts can revise old laws or pass new ones in an attempt to negate a court's ruling 
E) lower federal courts can alter or limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 
A) a panel of nine federal justices can express a dissenting opinion 
B) parties involved in cases of federal question can appeal to appellate courts for judicial review 
C) Congress can propose amendments to the United States Constitution 
D) state courts can revise old laws or pass new ones in an attempt to negate a court's ruling 
E) lower federal courts can alter or limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Question 17

The _____ to the U.S. Constitution reserves to the states and to the people all powers not granted to the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) Second Amendment 
B) Ninth Amendment 
C) Tenth Amendment 
D) Third Amendment 
E) Fifth Amendment 
A) Second Amendment 
B) Ninth Amendment 
C) Tenth Amendment 
D) Third Amendment 
E) Fifth Amendment

Question 18

According to Article III of the U.S. Constitution, there is only one national Supreme Court, but _____ is empowered to create additional courts as it deems necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) the president 
B) the chief justice 
C) Congress 
D) the cabinet 
E) the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 
A) the president 
B) the chief justice 
C) Congress 
D) the cabinet 
E) the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of the United States Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A) The Supreme Court has appellate authority over cases decided by the U.S. courts of appeals. 
B) The U.S. Supreme Court is on the middle tier of the federal court system. 
C) The Supreme Court primarily acts as a trial court. 
D) Most cases originate at the Supreme Court level. 
E) The United States Supreme Court consists of ten justices-one chief justice and nine associate justices. 
A) The Supreme Court has appellate authority over cases decided by the U.S. courts of appeals. 
B) The U.S. Supreme Court is on the middle tier of the federal court system. 
C) The Supreme Court primarily acts as a trial court. 
D) Most cases originate at the Supreme Court level. 
E) The United States Supreme Court consists of ten justices-one chief justice and nine associate justices.

Question 20

In the context of federal court jurisdiction, which of the following is one of the criteria that qualify a case as a "diversity of citizenship" case?

Accepted Answer

A) The parties in the lawsuit must live in different states. 
B) The parties must have standing to sue. 
C) The accusation against the defendant must be of a criminal nature. 
D) The amount in controversy must be more than $14,000. 
E) The parties in the lawsuit must have been residents of the United States for at least three years. 
A) The parties in the lawsuit must live in different states. 
B) The parties must have standing to sue. 
C) The accusation against the defendant must be of a criminal nature. 
D) The amount in controversy must be more than $14,000. 
E) The parties in the lawsuit must have been residents of the United States for at least three years.

__________asserts that the courts should not thwart the implementation of legislative acts unless those acts are clearly unconstitutional.

Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, who were appointed by President Obama, joined the conservative bloc.

After the justices of the Supreme Court have considered all the information provided by the appellate attorneys, they:

In the context of approaches to legal interpretation, differentiate between strict construction, original intent, and modernism.

In the context of federal court nominations for judicial positions, the _____ holds hearings and makes its recommendation to the Senate, where it takes a majority vote to confirm the presidential nomination.

Which of the following is a difference between activist judges and restraintist judges?

The privilege of judicial review empowers federal courts to make laws.

The _____ is a specialized court that was initially created to issue search warrants against suspected foreign spies inside the United States.

Which of the following is a difference between a civil lawsuit and a criminal lawsuit?

Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. courts of appeals?

_____ refers to the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular case.

A justiciable controversy is an issue that:

As a result of a practice known as _____, home-state senators of the president's political party can influence the choice of the nominee to a district court.

The opinion that receives the support of the largest number of justices, but does not command a majority of the Court, is referred to as a(n)_____.

Differentiate between the political ideologies of judicial activism and judicial restraint.

To reverse Supreme Court rulings, _____.

The _____ to the U.S. Constitution reserves to the states and to the people all powers not granted to the federal government.

According to Article III of the U.S. Constitution, there is only one national Supreme Court, but _____ is empowered to create additional courts as it deems necessary.

Which of the following statements is true of the United States Supreme Court?

In the context of federal court jurisdiction, which of the following is one of the criteria that qualify a case as a "diversity of citizenship" case?

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__________asserts that the courts should not thwart the implementation of legislative acts unless those acts are clearly unconstitutional.

Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, who were appointed by President Obama, joined the conservative bloc.

After the justices of the Supreme Court have considered all the information provided by the appellate attorneys, they:

In the context of approaches to legal interpretation, differentiate between strict construction, original intent, and modernism.

In the context of federal court nominations for judicial positions, the _____ holds hearings and makes its recommendation to the Senate, where it takes a majority vote to confirm the presidential nomination.

Which of the following is a difference between activist judges and restraintist judges?

The privilege of judicial review empowers federal courts to make laws.

The _____ is a specialized court that was initially created to issue search warrants against suspected foreign spies inside the United States.

Which of the following is a difference between a civil lawsuit and a criminal lawsuit?

Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. courts of appeals?

_____ refers to the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular case.

A justiciable controversy is an issue that:

As a result of a practice known as _____, home-state senators of the president's political party can influence the choice of the nominee to a district court.

The opinion that receives the support of the largest number of justices, but does not command a majority of the Court, is referred to as a(n)_____.

Differentiate between the political ideologies of judicial activism and judicial restraint.

To reverse Supreme Court rulings, _____.

The _____ to the U.S. Constitution reserves to the states and to the people all powers not granted to the federal government.

According to Article III of the U.S. Constitution, there is only one national Supreme Court, but _____ is empowered to create additional courts as it deems necessary.

Which of the following statements is true of the United States Supreme Court?

In the context of federal court jurisdiction, which of the following is one of the criteria that qualify a case as a "diversity of citizenship" case?

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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