Question 1

​The view that judges should generally defer to the decisions of elected officials in their decisions is known as

Accepted Answer

A) ​stare decisis. 
B) ​​judicial restraint. 
C) amicus curiae. 
D) ​solicitation​. 
E) judicial activism. 
A) ​stare decisis. 
B) ​​judicial restraint. 
C) amicus curiae. 
D) ​solicitation​. 
E) judicial activism.

Question 2

A litigant may appeal a district court verdict if

Accepted Answer

A) ​they lose and are unhappy with that outcome. 
B) ​the case is of significant public interest. 
C) ​another person was believed to be as guilty as the person convicted by the court, but was not charged and tried. 
D) ​rulings made by the judge during the trial are at odds with supreme court precedent. 
E) the defendant was from a different state than the person making the complaint. 
A) ​they lose and are unhappy with that outcome. 
B) ​the case is of significant public interest. 
C) ​another person was believed to be as guilty as the person convicted by the court, but was not charged and tried. 
D) ​rulings made by the judge during the trial are at odds with supreme court precedent. 
E) the defendant was from a different state than the person making the complaint.

Question 3

Most cases reach the U.S.Supreme Court through its __________ jurisdiction.

Accepted Answer

A) appellate 
B) concurrent 
C) original 
D) secondary 
E) spatial 
A) appellate 
B) concurrent 
C) original 
D) secondary 
E) spatial

Question 4

The current justice most likely to cast the "deciding vote" in a 5-4 split Supreme Court case is

Accepted Answer

A) Clarence Thomas. 
B) Ruth Ginsburg. 
C) Anthony Kennedy. 
D) John Roberts. 
E) Stephen Breyer. 
A) Clarence Thomas. 
B) Ruth Ginsburg. 
C) Anthony Kennedy. 
D) John Roberts. 
E) Stephen Breyer.

Question 5

When judges adjudicate cases and present explanations justifying their rulings,they publish them in the form of

Accepted Answer

A) writs. 
B) precedents. 
C) opinions. 
D) briefs. 
E) treatises. 
A) writs. 
B) precedents. 
C) opinions. 
D) briefs. 
E) treatises.

Question 6

Which justice famously wrote in the Marbury v.Madison decision,"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is"?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) John Jay 
C) Oliver Ellsworth 
D) John Marshall 
E) James Madison 
A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) John Jay 
C) Oliver Ellsworth 
D) John Marshall 
E) James Madison

Question 7

To appeal means to

Accepted Answer

A) make a plea on national television. 
B) take a case to a higher court. 
C) submit a "friend of the court" brief. 
D) argue a case before a judge or a court. 
E) ask for a reduction in the sentence imposed. 
A) make a plea on national television. 
B) take a case to a higher court. 
C) submit a "friend of the court" brief. 
D) argue a case before a judge or a court. 
E) ask for a reduction in the sentence imposed.

Question 8

Describe Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren's tactics in convincing all of his fellow Supreme Court justices to rule unanimously that public school segregation was unconstitutional in the Brown v.Board of Education case.

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren

Question 9

Discuss what factors tend to make an oral argument before the Supreme Court more successful.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that tend to m

Question 10

Judicial interpretation of the law means that judges,in effect,

Accepted Answer

A) make policy. 
B) are truly independent. 
C) are not influenced by their own individual values and beliefs. 
D) will rarely disagree when writing their opinions. 
E) All of these choices are true. 
A) make policy. 
B) are truly independent. 
C) are not influenced by their own individual values and beliefs. 
D) will rarely disagree when writing their opinions. 
E) All of these choices are true.

Question 11

One critical thing to remember about such terms as activism and restraint is that they are

Accepted Answer

A) the creations of members of Congress. 
B) irrelevant to models of democracy. 
C) excellent predictors of judicial decisions. 
D) not tied to any particular ideology. 
E) generally static in meaning. 
A) the creations of members of Congress. 
B) irrelevant to models of democracy. 
C) excellent predictors of judicial decisions. 
D) not tied to any particular ideology. 
E) generally static in meaning.

Question 12

With its ruling in the case Marbury v.Madison,the U.S.Supreme Court established

Accepted Answer

A) the right of federal courts to hear state disputes. 
B) the power of Congress to create additional federal courts. 
C) the authority of the president to use a line-item veto on appropriations. 
D) that state courts could not apply federal laws. 
E) that the courts could review laws to determine whether they conflicted with the Constitution. 
A) the right of federal courts to hear state disputes. 
B) the power of Congress to create additional federal courts. 
C) the authority of the president to use a line-item veto on appropriations. 
D) that state courts could not apply federal laws. 
E) that the courts could review laws to determine whether they conflicted with the Constitution.

Question 13

Explain the difference between the Supreme Court's original and appellate jurisdiction.

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court's original jurisdictio

Question 14

Discuss judicial activism and judicial restraint,and explain what role political ideology plays,if any,in whether an opinion is considered to be representative of either.

Accepted Answer

Judicial activism and judicial restraint

Question 15

To determine how a statute should be applied,judges look for the legislature's intent,reading reports of committee hearings and debates,and this is known as

Accepted Answer

A) judicial review. 
B) statutory construction. 
C) Roman legal tradition. 
D) the rule of four. 
E) parliamentary review. 
A) judicial review. 
B) statutory construction. 
C) Roman legal tradition. 
D) the rule of four. 
E) parliamentary review.

Question 16

Criminal offenses such as arson,theft,and murder are almost always the sole responsibility of which entity?

Accepted Answer

A) The state 
B) The federal system 
C) The appellate system 
D) The district or local level 
E) Both the local and federal system equally 
A) The state 
B) The federal system 
C) The appellate system 
D) The district or local level 
E) Both the local and federal system equally

Question 17

Of all cases filed by litigants,_____ percent are filed in state courts rather than federal courts.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​5 
B) ​25 
C) ​50 
D) ​75 
E) ​95 
A) ​5 
B) ​25 
C) ​50 
D) ​75 
E) ​95

Question 18

Supreme Court cases must

Accepted Answer

A) pass through district courts. 
B) involve a constitutional issue. 
C) resolve a dispute between different state laws. 
D) begin in state courts. 
E) raise a federal question. 
A) pass through district courts. 
B) involve a constitutional issue. 
C) resolve a dispute between different state laws. 
D) begin in state courts. 
E) raise a federal question.

Question 19

According to Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No.78,the power of judicial review

Accepted Answer

A) was an essential barrier to legislative oppression. 
B) violates the principle of checks and balances. 
C) is inconsistent with the Constitution. 
D) is inherently antidemocratic. 
E) implies the ability of the Supreme Court to usurp the power of other branches. 
A) was an essential barrier to legislative oppression. 
B) violates the principle of checks and balances. 
C) is inconsistent with the Constitution. 
D) is inherently antidemocratic. 
E) implies the ability of the Supreme Court to usurp the power of other branches.

Question 20

Whether or not the Supreme Court should permit flag burning as a form of political protest can be seen as a tradeoff between

Accepted Answer

A) freedom and order. 
B) freedom and equality. 
C) equality and order. 
D) freedom and pluralism. 
E) majoritarianism and order. 
A) freedom and order. 
B) freedom and equality. 
C) equality and order. 
D) freedom and pluralism. 
E) majoritarianism and order.

The view that judges should generally defer to the decisions of elected officials in their decisions is known as

A litigant may appeal a district court verdict if

Most cases reach the U.S.Supreme Court through its __________ jurisdiction.

The current justice most likely to cast the "deciding vote" in a 5-4 split Supreme Court case is

When judges adjudicate cases and present explanations justifying their rulings,they publish them in the form of

Which justice famously wrote in the Marbury v.Madison decision,"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is"?

To appeal means to

Describe Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren's tactics in convincing all of his fellow Supreme Court justices to rule unanimously that public school segregation was unconstitutional in the Brown v.Board of Education case.

Discuss what factors tend to make an oral argument before the Supreme Court more successful.

Judicial interpretation of the law means that judges,in effect,

One critical thing to remember about such terms as activism and restraint is that they are

With its ruling in the case Marbury v.Madison,the U.S.Supreme Court established

Explain the difference between the Supreme Court's original and appellate jurisdiction.

Discuss judicial activism and judicial restraint,and explain what role political ideology plays,if any,in whether an opinion is considered to be representative of either.

To determine how a statute should be applied,judges look for the legislature's intent,reading reports of committee hearings and debates,and this is known as

Criminal offenses such as arson,theft,and murder are almost always the sole responsibility of which entity?

Of all cases filed by litigants,_____ percent are filed in state courts rather than federal courts.

Supreme Court cases must

According to Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No.78,the power of judicial review

Whether or not the Supreme Court should permit flag burning as a form of political protest can be seen as a tradeoff between

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Exam 14: The Courts

​The view that judges should generally defer to the decisions of elected officials in their decisions is known as

A litigant may appeal a district court verdict if

Most cases reach the U.S.Supreme Court through its __________ jurisdiction.

The current justice most likely to cast the "deciding vote" in a 5-4 split Supreme Court case is

When judges adjudicate cases and present explanations justifying their rulings,they publish them in the form of

Which justice famously wrote in the Marbury v.Madison decision,"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is"?

To appeal means to

Describe Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren's tactics in convincing all of his fellow Supreme Court justices to rule unanimously that public school segregation was unconstitutional in the Brown v.Board of Education case.

Discuss what factors tend to make an oral argument before the Supreme Court more successful.

Judicial interpretation of the law means that judges,in effect,

One critical thing to remember about such terms as activism and restraint is that they are

With its ruling in the case Marbury v.Madison,the U.S.Supreme Court established

Explain the difference between the Supreme Court's original and appellate jurisdiction.

Discuss judicial activism and judicial restraint,and explain what role political ideology plays,if any,in whether an opinion is considered to be representative of either.

To determine how a statute should be applied,judges look for the legislature's intent,reading reports of committee hearings and debates,and this is known as

Criminal offenses such as arson,theft,and murder are almost always the sole responsibility of which entity?

Of all cases filed by litigants,_____ percent are filed in state courts rather than federal courts.​

Supreme Court cases must

According to Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No.78,the power of judicial review

Whether or not the Supreme Court should permit flag burning as a form of political protest can be seen as a tradeoff between

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

The view that judges should generally defer to the decisions of elected officials in their decisions is known as

Of all cases filed by litigants,_____ percent are filed in state courts rather than federal courts.