Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about constitutional law?

Accepted Answer

A) It consists of the rights and duties set forth in the federal Constitution and not the state constitutions. 
B) It is the supreme law of the United States. 
C) It applies only to ordinances passed by counties. 
D) It relies on local legislatures to determine the constitutionality of a law. 
E) It is the basis of the federal laws in the United States but not of the state laws. 
A) It consists of the rights and duties set forth in the federal Constitution and not the state constitutions. 
B) It is the supreme law of the United States. 
C) It applies only to ordinances passed by counties. 
D) It relies on local legislatures to determine the constitutionality of a law. 
E) It is the basis of the federal laws in the United States but not of the state laws.

Question 2

Melissa Salters is taken into custody by a court bailiff in the middle of court proceedings for using obscene language while answering the opposition attorney's questions. Melissa has been formally:

Accepted Answer

A) charged with perjury. 
B) accused of tampering with evidence. 
C) held in contempt of court. 
D) charged with issues involving a conflict of interest. 
E) charged with a justiciable controversy. 
A) charged with perjury. 
B) accused of tampering with evidence. 
C) held in contempt of court. 
D) charged with issues involving a conflict of interest. 
E) charged with a justiciable controversy.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of administrative laws?

Accepted Answer

A) They are valid only when enacted by legislative bodies. 
B) Under these laws, judges are obligated to follow the precedents established within their jurisdiction. 
C) They are considered the supreme law of the land. 
D) All the states in the United States follow a common set of administrative laws that have not undergone any changes. 
E) They are the rules, regulations, orders, and decisions of government agencies. 
A) They are valid only when enacted by legislative bodies. 
B) Under these laws, judges are obligated to follow the precedents established within their jurisdiction. 
C) They are considered the supreme law of the land. 
D) All the states in the United States follow a common set of administrative laws that have not undergone any changes. 
E) They are the rules, regulations, orders, and decisions of government agencies.

Question 4

__________is mandated by various established judicial traditions and doctrines, including the doctrine of stare decisis , which theoretically obligates the Supreme Court to follow its own precedents.

Accepted Answer

A) Judicial activism 
B) Self-restraint 
C) Original intent 
D) Strict construction 
E) Gerrymandering 
A) Judicial activism 
B) Self-restraint 
C) Original intent 
D) Strict construction 
E) Gerrymandering

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the writ of certiorari?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a consensual agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant in a court case. 
B) It is a record of precedents stored in the United States Supreme Court. 
C) It is a document signed by the U.S. president granting pardon to a person convicted of a crime. 
D) It is an order from a higher court asking a lower court for the record of a case. 
E) It is an appeal from an appellate court asking the Supreme Court to review a case. 
A) It is a consensual agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant in a court case. 
B) It is a record of precedents stored in the United States Supreme Court. 
C) It is a document signed by the U.S. president granting pardon to a person convicted of a crime. 
D) It is an order from a higher court asking a lower court for the record of a case. 
E) It is an appeal from an appellate court asking the Supreme Court to review a case.

Which of the following statements is true about constitutional law?

Melissa Salters is taken into custody by a court bailiff in the middle of court proceedings for using obscene language while answering the opposition attorney's questions. Melissa has been formally:

Which of the following statements is true of administrative laws?

__________is mandated by various established judicial traditions and doctrines, including the doctrine of stare decisis , which theoretically obligates the Supreme Court to follow its own precedents.

Which of the following best describes the writ of certiorari?

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Exam 14: The Judiaciary

Which of the following statements is true about constitutional law?

Melissa Salters is taken into custody by a court bailiff in the middle of court proceedings for using obscene language while answering the opposition attorney's questions. Melissa has been formally:

Which of the following statements is true of administrative laws?

__________is mandated by various established judicial traditions and doctrines, including the doctrine of stare decisis , which theoretically obligates the Supreme Court to follow its own precedents.

Which of the following best describes the writ of certiorari?

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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