Question 1

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

Question 2

Which of the following statements about Congress's delegation of power to the executive is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution prevents Congress from delegating any power to the executive branch. 
B)  The courts have refused to hear any cases regarding congressional delegation of power to the executive branch since the start of the New Deal. 
C)  Since the New Deal, the courts have not struck down any congressional delegation of power to the executive branch as impermissibly broad. 
D)  Since the New Deal, the courts have frequently struck down congressional attempts to delegate powers to the executive branch as impermissibly broad. 
E)  The courts do not have the jurisdiction to rule on congressional delegation of power to the executive branch. 
A)  The Constitution prevents Congress from delegating any power to the executive branch. 
B)  The courts have refused to hear any cases regarding congressional delegation of power to the executive branch since the start of the New Deal. 
C)  Since the New Deal, the courts have not struck down any congressional delegation of power to the executive branch as impermissibly broad. 
D)  Since the New Deal, the courts have frequently struck down congressional attempts to delegate powers to the executive branch as impermissibly broad. 
E)  The courts do not have the jurisdiction to rule on congressional delegation of power to the executive branch.

Question 3

The party that brings a complaint in court is called the ________, and the one against whom the complaint is brought is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  defendant; plaintiff 
B)  plaintiff; precedent 
C)  plaintiff; defendant 
D)  litigator; juror 
E)  defendant; litigator 
A)  defendant; plaintiff 
B)  plaintiff; precedent 
C)  plaintiff; defendant 
D)  litigator; juror 
E)  defendant; litigator

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a traditional limitation on the power of the federal courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  strict rules of standing 
B)  the ability of Congress to reduce federal judges' salaries 
C)  the inability of the courts to offer relief to whole classes of people 
D)  the inability of the courts to enforce their own decisions 
E)  the inability of the courts to act on their own initiative 
A)  strict rules of standing 
B)  the ability of Congress to reduce federal judges' salaries 
C)  the inability of the courts to offer relief to whole classes of people 
D)  the inability of the courts to enforce their own decisions 
E)  the inability of the courts to act on their own initiative

Question 5

What was known as the "court-packing" plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  the decision in the early nineteenth century that all federal courts should be guarded by members of the armed forces 
B)  the attempt by the Republican-dominated Senate of the 1990s to confirm as many conservative judges as possible 
C)  the attempt by President Franklin Roosevelt to add sympathetic justices to the Supreme Court in order to get New Deal laws upheld as constitutional 
D)  the desire in Congress during the 1890s to expand the number of federal courts to ease the workload of the Supreme Court 
E)  the attempt by the Democratic-dominated Senate of the 1980s to confirm as many liberal judges as possible 
A)  the decision in the early nineteenth century that all federal courts should be guarded by members of the armed forces 
B)  the attempt by the Republican-dominated Senate of the 1990s to confirm as many conservative judges as possible 
C)  the attempt by President Franklin Roosevelt to add sympathetic justices to the Supreme Court in order to get New Deal laws upheld as constitutional 
D)  the desire in Congress during the 1890s to expand the number of federal courts to ease the workload of the Supreme Court 
E)  the attempt by the Democratic-dominated Senate of the 1980s to confirm as many liberal judges as possible

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the U.S. Courts of Appeals is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  The appeals courts were created by Congress, not by the Constitution. 
B)  The appeals courts are able to hear all cases involving federal law, but not constitutional law. 
C)  About 20 percent of federal cases are heard by the appeals courts. 
D)  There are more than ten appeals courts in the United States. 
E)  Except for cases selected for review by the Supreme Court, decisions made by an appeals court are final. 
A)  The appeals courts were created by Congress, not by the Constitution. 
B)  The appeals courts are able to hear all cases involving federal law, but not constitutional law. 
C)  About 20 percent of federal cases are heard by the appeals courts. 
D)  There are more than ten appeals courts in the United States. 
E)  Except for cases selected for review by the Supreme Court, decisions made by an appeals court are final.

Question 7

A person, agency, or interest group not directly a party to a case but with an interest in its outcome may file a(n) ________ brief.

Accepted Answer

A)  certiorari 
B)  per curiam 
C)  amicus curiae 
D)  standing 
E)  accompaniment 
A)  certiorari 
B)  per curiam 
C)  amicus curiae 
D)  standing 
E)  accompaniment

Question 8

Why did many Republicans oppose President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  She supported affirmative action. 
B)  She supported upholding Roe v. Wade. 
C)  She was the first Latino American nominee to the Supreme Court. 
D)  She had never served as a judge in any capacity prior to nomination. 
E)  She supported overturning Roe v. Wade. 
A)  She supported affirmative action. 
B)  She supported upholding Roe v. Wade. 
C)  She was the first Latino American nominee to the Supreme Court. 
D)  She had never served as a judge in any capacity prior to nomination. 
E)  She supported overturning Roe v. Wade.

Question 9

The requirement of standing means that parties in a case must

Accepted Answer

A)  be alive. 
B)  have a concrete injury or interest at stake. 
C)  be present in court during the trial. 
D)  know the law they are using to defend themselves. 
E)  have an attorney present with them in court. 
A)  be alive. 
B)  have a concrete injury or interest at stake. 
C)  be present in court during the trial. 
D)  know the law they are using to defend themselves. 
E)  have an attorney present with them in court.

There are ________ U.S. district courts.

Which of the following statements about Congress's delegation of power to the executive is most accurate?

The party that brings a complaint in court is called the , and the one against whom the complaint is brought is called the .

Which of the following is NOT a traditional limitation on the power of the federal courts?

What was known as the "court-packing" plan?

Which of the following statements about the U.S. Courts of Appeals is INCORRECT?

A person, agency, or interest group not directly a party to a case but with an interest in its outcome may file a(n) ________ brief.

Why did many Republicans oppose President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court?

The requirement of standing means that parties in a case must

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Exam 15: The Federal Courts

There are ________ U.S. district courts.

Which of the following statements about Congress's delegation of power to the executive is most accurate?

The party that brings a complaint in court is called the ________, and the one against whom the complaint is brought is called the ________.

Which of the following is NOT a traditional limitation on the power of the federal courts?

What was known as the "court-packing" plan?

Which of the following statements about the U.S. Courts of Appeals is INCORRECT?

A person, agency, or interest group not directly a party to a case but with an interest in its outcome may file a(n) ________ brief.

Why did many Republicans oppose President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court?

The requirement of standing means that parties in a case must

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

The party that brings a complaint in court is called the , and the one against whom the complaint is brought is called the .