Question 1

Judicial review is

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A) the leading journal covering the actions and decisions of the courts. 
B) the right of Congress to approve presidential nominations to the courts. 
C) the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws invalid if they violate the Constitution. 
D) the power of Congress to review the decisions of the courts. 
E) the authority of a bureaucratic body to overrule judicial action that conflicts with its rules. 
A) the leading journal covering the actions and decisions of the courts. 
B) the right of Congress to approve presidential nominations to the courts. 
C) the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws invalid if they violate the Constitution. 
D) the power of Congress to review the decisions of the courts. 
E) the authority of a bureaucratic body to overrule judicial action that conflicts with its rules.

Question 2

The idea that the courts are a policymaking branch of government and that the individual values and interests of judges should reflect the different values and interests of the population at large is most consistent with

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A) majoritarian democracy. 
B) direct democracy. 
C) the elite model of the American system. 
D) pluralist democracy. 
E) liberal democracy. 
A) majoritarian democracy. 
B) direct democracy. 
C) the elite model of the American system. 
D) pluralist democracy. 
E) liberal democracy.

Question 3

A 2013 Senate rule change allows debate on judges other than Supreme Court justices ​to be cut off by

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A) ​a 60-vote majority. 
B) presidential proclamation. 
C) ​a simple majority. 
D) ​an agreement of the Senate Majority Leader and Ranking Minority Member. 
E) ​a vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee. 
A) ​a 60-vote majority. 
B) presidential proclamation. 
C) ​a simple majority. 
D) ​an agreement of the Senate Majority Leader and Ranking Minority Member. 
E) ​a vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Question 4

The Supreme Court's decisions in two flag-burning cases have

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A) held that flag burning is a punishable desecration of a sacred national symbol. 
B) ​been at odds with each other, leaving uncertainty about this symbolically important area of the law. 
C) ​held that flag burning is legally protected political expression. 
D) ​both sent the cases back to lower courts for rehearing, where the litigants settled, so there is no final decision to point to. 
E) ​been decided on narrow procedural grounds, with no decision on the main legal issue. 
A) held that flag burning is a punishable desecration of a sacred national symbol. 
B) ​been at odds with each other, leaving uncertainty about this symbolically important area of the law. 
C) ​held that flag burning is legally protected political expression. 
D) ​both sent the cases back to lower courts for rehearing, where the litigants settled, so there is no final decision to point to. 
E) ​been decided on narrow procedural grounds, with no decision on the main legal issue.

Question 5

The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction extends to cases involving

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A) ambassadors. 
B) disputes between citizens of different states. 
C) disputes where the federal government is a defendant. 
D) racial discrimination. 
E) All of these choices are true. 
A) ambassadors. 
B) disputes between citizens of different states. 
C) disputes where the federal government is a defendant. 
D) racial discrimination. 
E) All of these choices are true.

Question 6

Despite concerns about diversity on the federal bench during the administrations of George H.W.Bush and Bill Clinton,__________ remained the dominant motivating force behind judicial appointments.

Accepted Answer

A) ideology 
B) activism 
C) restraint 
D) regionalism 
E) patronage 
A) ideology 
B) activism 
C) restraint 
D) regionalism 
E) patronage

Question 7

Since the U.S.Constitution was ratified,the Supreme Court has used judicial review to invalidate about _________ national laws.

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A) 50 
B) 180 
C) 925 
D) 2,200 
E) 5,400 
A) 50 
B) 180 
C) 925 
D) 2,200 
E) 5,400

Question 8

​The text suggests that the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v.Gore provides evidence for the proposition that

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A) ​liberal justices are more activist than conservative justices. 
B) ​justices tend not to display partisanship in their legal decisions. 
C) ​conservative justices can be judicial activists. 
D) ​liberal justices frequently support conservative decisions, but not vice versa. 
E) ​judicial activism comes almost exclusively from liberal justices. 
A) ​liberal justices are more activist than conservative justices. 
B) ​justices tend not to display partisanship in their legal decisions. 
C) ​conservative justices can be judicial activists. 
D) ​liberal justices frequently support conservative decisions, but not vice versa. 
E) ​judicial activism comes almost exclusively from liberal justices.

Question 9

Which of the following can be used to overturn a Supreme Court decision declaring a federal law unconstitutional?

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A) Congressional nullification 
B) An amendment to the Constitution 
C) Presidential veto 
D) A national referendum 
E) Judicial impeachment 
A) Congressional nullification 
B) An amendment to the Constitution 
C) Presidential veto 
D) A national referendum 
E) Judicial impeachment

Question 10

The most common background experience among recent Supreme Court nominees is judicial experience,and this can be explained by the fact that

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A) a judge's previous opinions serve as good predictors of his or her future opinions on the High Court. 
B) all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers. 
C) a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam. 
D) all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers and a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam. 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) a judge's previous opinions serve as good predictors of his or her future opinions on the High Court. 
B) all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers. 
C) a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam. 
D) all Senators confirming or rejecting nominees are lawyers and a Supreme Court justice must have passed the bar exam. 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 11

Federal appellate courts review and can overturn

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A) precedents set by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
B) only federal criminal cases. 
C) rulings made and procedures followed by the lower federal courts and administrative agencies. 
D) guilt or innocence of defendants. 
E) All of these choices are true. 
A) precedents set by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
B) only federal criminal cases. 
C) rulings made and procedures followed by the lower federal courts and administrative agencies. 
D) guilt or innocence of defendants. 
E) All of these choices are true.

Judicial review is

The idea that the courts are a policymaking branch of government and that the individual values and interests of judges should reflect the different values and interests of the population at large is most consistent with

A 2013 Senate rule change allows debate on judges other than Supreme Court justices to be cut off by

The Supreme Court's decisions in two flag-burning cases have

The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction extends to cases involving

Despite concerns about diversity on the federal bench during the administrations of George H.W.Bush and Bill Clinton,__________ remained the dominant motivating force behind judicial appointments.

Since the U.S.Constitution was ratified,the Supreme Court has used judicial review to invalidate about _________ national laws.

The text suggests that the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v.Gore provides evidence for the proposition that

Which of the following can be used to overturn a Supreme Court decision declaring a federal law unconstitutional?

The most common background experience among recent Supreme Court nominees is judicial experience,and this can be explained by the fact that

Federal appellate courts review and can overturn

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

Judicial review is

The idea that the courts are a policymaking branch of government and that the individual values and interests of judges should reflect the different values and interests of the population at large is most consistent with

A 2013 Senate rule change allows debate on judges other than Supreme Court justices ​to be cut off by

The Supreme Court's decisions in two flag-burning cases have

The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction extends to cases involving

Despite concerns about diversity on the federal bench during the administrations of George H.W.Bush and Bill Clinton,__________ remained the dominant motivating force behind judicial appointments.

Since the U.S.Constitution was ratified,the Supreme Court has used judicial review to invalidate about _________ national laws.

​The text suggests that the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v.Gore provides evidence for the proposition that

Which of the following can be used to overturn a Supreme Court decision declaring a federal law unconstitutional?

The most common background experience among recent Supreme Court nominees is judicial experience,and this can be explained by the fact that

Federal appellate courts review and can overturn

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

A 2013 Senate rule change allows debate on judges other than Supreme Court justices to be cut off by

The text suggests that the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v.Gore provides evidence for the proposition that