Question 1

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Five 
B)  Six 
C)  Seven 
D)  Eight 
E)  Nine 
A)  Five 
B)  Six 
C)  Seven 
D)  Eight 
E)  Nine

Question 2

The Supreme Court's decision to take a case is based on the following factor

Accepted Answer

A)  if there is disagreement between how different lower courts decided the legal question. 
B)  if a lower court's ruling conflicts with a previous ruling by the Supreme Court. 
C)  if the Court determines the issue has significance beyond the parties in the dispute. 
D)  if the solicitor general, representing the president, requests that the Court hear the case. 
E)  All of the above are factors that the Supreme Court considers. 
A)  if there is disagreement between how different lower courts decided the legal question. 
B)  if a lower court's ruling conflicts with a previous ruling by the Supreme Court. 
C)  if the Court determines the issue has significance beyond the parties in the dispute. 
D)  if the solicitor general, representing the president, requests that the Court hear the case. 
E)  All of the above are factors that the Supreme Court considers.

Question 3

The number of cases that the Supreme Court reviews each term has

Accepted Answer

A)  increased dramatically since the early 1950s. 
B)  hovered around 150 cases since the mid-1980s. 
C)  remained constant since the Civil War. 
D)  dropped significantly since the 1980s. 
E)  increased fifty percent after George W. Bush became president. 
A)  increased dramatically since the early 1950s. 
B)  hovered around 150 cases since the mid-1980s. 
C)  remained constant since the Civil War. 
D)  dropped significantly since the 1980s. 
E)  increased fifty percent after George W. Bush became president.

Question 4

Indications are that the Roberts Court will

Accepted Answer

A)  continue the Burger Court's shift to the left. 
B)  moderate conservative ideology on the environment and capital punishment. 
C)  sustain the Reagan Court's moderation on defendants' rights. 
D)  flip-flop ideologically. 
E)  continue the Rehnquist Court's shift to the right. 
A)  continue the Burger Court's shift to the left. 
B)  moderate conservative ideology on the environment and capital punishment. 
C)  sustain the Reagan Court's moderation on defendants' rights. 
D)  flip-flop ideologically. 
E)  continue the Rehnquist Court's shift to the right.

Question 5

Public opinion can serve as a check on the judiciary because

Accepted Answer

A)  people have the ability to vote federal judges out of office if they do not approve of the rulings of the courts. 
B)  the public may pressure elected officials not to enforce an unpopular ruling. 
C)  the Supreme Court typically polls the public as a basis for their decisions. 
D)  the president will veto a Supreme Court decision if it is politically unpopular. 
E)  Congress will override a decision of the Supreme Court with a majority vote in both houses. 
A)  people have the ability to vote federal judges out of office if they do not approve of the rulings of the courts. 
B)  the public may pressure elected officials not to enforce an unpopular ruling. 
C)  the Supreme Court typically polls the public as a basis for their decisions. 
D)  the president will veto a Supreme Court decision if it is politically unpopular. 
E)  Congress will override a decision of the Supreme Court with a majority vote in both houses.

Question 6

In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bush administration's treatment of Guantánamo detainees violated the U.S. Constitution. In response to this,

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress passed legislation that said prisoners' challenges to their detention would be reviewed by military commissions. 
B)  new measures passed by Congress to restrict the federal courts' jurisdiction over detainees were declared illegal. 
C)  the Obama administration abolished the category of enemy combatant in 2009. 
D)  President Obama claimed in May 2009 the right to detain certain accused terrorists held at Guantánamo indefinitely without trial, possibly in a prison on the mainland. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Congress passed legislation that said prisoners' challenges to their detention would be reviewed by military commissions. 
B)  new measures passed by Congress to restrict the federal courts' jurisdiction over detainees were declared illegal. 
C)  the Obama administration abolished the category of enemy combatant in 2009. 
D)  President Obama claimed in May 2009 the right to detain certain accused terrorists held at Guantánamo indefinitely without trial, possibly in a prison on the mainland. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 7

The most common way for the Supreme Court to take care of cases appealed to it is to

Accepted Answer

A)  decide on the case but not give an opinion. 
B)  refuse to hear a case. 
C)  grant a mistrial. 
D)  hear the case. 
E)  return it to the state court. 
A)  decide on the case but not give an opinion. 
B)  refuse to hear a case. 
C)  grant a mistrial. 
D)  hear the case. 
E)  return it to the state court.

Question 8

Jurisdiction refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  rules and principles announced in court decisions. 
B)  the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular class of cases. 
C)  the constitutionality of a law. 
D)  statutory law. 
E)  the common law. 
A)  rules and principles announced in court decisions. 
B)  the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular class of cases. 
C)  the constitutionality of a law. 
D)  statutory law. 
E)  the common law.

Question 9

President Obama has

Accepted Answer

A)  had ease in getting his judicial candidates approved by the Senate. 
B)  had difficulty in getting his judicial candidates approved by the Senate. 
C)  had ease in getting his judicial candidates approved by the House of Representatives. 
D)  had difficulty in getting his judicial candidates approved by the House of Representatives. 
E)  had difficulty finding qualified candidates for judicial appointments. 
A)  had ease in getting his judicial candidates approved by the Senate. 
B)  had difficulty in getting his judicial candidates approved by the Senate. 
C)  had ease in getting his judicial candidates approved by the House of Representatives. 
D)  had difficulty in getting his judicial candidates approved by the House of Representatives. 
E)  had difficulty finding qualified candidates for judicial appointments.

Question 10

The FISA court can

Accepted Answer

A)  issue warrants without revealing the information used to justify the warrant. 
B)  deprive American citizens of their citizenship. 
C)  rule laws enacted by Congress to be unconstitutional. 
D)  strike certain provisions from the Constitution. 
E)  direct the president to take certain actions in order to protect national security. 
A)  issue warrants without revealing the information used to justify the warrant. 
B)  deprive American citizens of their citizenship. 
C)  rule laws enacted by Congress to be unconstitutional. 
D)  strike certain provisions from the Constitution. 
E)  direct the president to take certain actions in order to protect national security.

Question 11

All of the following are true of the Supreme Court  $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court's term begins on the first Monday in October. 
B)  less than one in four thousand of all cases are decided by the Supreme Court. 
C)  decisions of the Supreme Court profoundly affect our lives. 
D)  over half of all cases in the federal court system make it to the Supreme Court. 
E)  the Supreme Court has decided cases involving freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, campaign finance, and abortion. 
A)  the Supreme Court's term begins on the first Monday in October. 
B)  less than one in four thousand of all cases are decided by the Supreme Court. 
C)  decisions of the Supreme Court profoundly affect our lives. 
D)  over half of all cases in the federal court system make it to the Supreme Court. 
E)  the Supreme Court has decided cases involving freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, campaign finance, and abortion.

Question 12

U.S. district courts

Accepted Answer

A)  are courts of intermediate appellate courts. 
B)  have final appellate jurisdiction to review cases. 
C)  are the state courts. 
D)  are the trial courts of the federal system. 
E)  are courts of limited jurisdiction. 
A)  are courts of intermediate appellate courts. 
B)  have final appellate jurisdiction to review cases. 
C)  are the state courts. 
D)  are the trial courts of the federal system. 
E)  are courts of limited jurisdiction.

Question 13

Explain the process by which the United States Supreme Court decides to hear cases.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Case law

Accepted Answer

A)  plays a minor role in decisions made by the courts. 
B)  includes judicial interpretations of common law principles and doctrines. 
C)  includes interpretations of constitutional provisions, statues, and administrative agency. 
D)  rules are determined by the president and Congress. 
E)  Options B and C are true. 
A)  plays a minor role in decisions made by the courts. 
B)  includes judicial interpretations of common law principles and doctrines. 
C)  includes interpretations of constitutional provisions, statues, and administrative agency. 
D)  rules are determined by the president and Congress. 
E)  Options B and C are true.

Question 15

The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Accepted Answer

A)  specifies penalties to employers for discriminating based on gender. 
B)  resets the statue of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit each time an employer issues a discriminatory paycheck. 
C)  reaffirms the decision in the Supreme Court case, Ledbetter v. Goodyear. 
D)  defines fair pay standards for different job classifications. 
E)  was passed in response to employers dismissing female employees when becoming pregnant. 
A)  specifies penalties to employers for discriminating based on gender. 
B)  resets the statue of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit each time an employer issues a discriminatory paycheck. 
C)  reaffirms the decision in the Supreme Court case, Ledbetter v. Goodyear. 
D)  defines fair pay standards for different job classifications. 
E)  was passed in response to employers dismissing female employees when becoming pregnant.

Question 16

Federal judges

Accepted Answer

A)  serve lifetime terms. 
B)  are appointed by the president. 
C)  may be impeached and removed from office. 
D)  are approved by the Senate. 
E)  All the above are true. 
A)  serve lifetime terms. 
B)  are appointed by the president. 
C)  may be impeached and removed from office. 
D)  are approved by the Senate. 
E)  All the above are true.

Question 17

If a case is remanded, it

Accepted Answer

A)  is sent to the supreme court of the state in question. 
B)  is sent back to the court that originally heard the case. 
C)  can only be of a civil nature-criminal cases cannot be remanded. 
D)  must be decided within the calendar year. 
E)  is not subject to any further action by the courts. 
A)  is sent to the supreme court of the state in question. 
B)  is sent back to the court that originally heard the case. 
C)  can only be of a civil nature-criminal cases cannot be remanded. 
D)  must be decided within the calendar year. 
E)  is not subject to any further action by the courts.

Question 18

Most American law is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  French philosophy regarding the rights of man. 
B)  the Bible. 
C)  the English common law tradition. 
D)  Roman law. 
E)  the writings of Thomas Jefferson. 
A)  French philosophy regarding the rights of man. 
B)  the Bible. 
C)  the English common law tradition. 
D)  Roman law. 
E)  the writings of Thomas Jefferson.

Question 19

Interest groups play an important role in our judicial system because

Accepted Answer

A)  they have the opportunity to veto judicial nominations. 
B)  they help to fund the judicial review board. 
C)  Madison stipulated their role in Federalist #10. 
D)  they bring to trial cases of discrimination, civil liberties cases, and more than a third of cases involving business matters. 
E)  they frequently are defendants in class-action suits. 
A)  they have the opportunity to veto judicial nominations. 
B)  they help to fund the judicial review board. 
C)  Madison stipulated their role in Federalist #10. 
D)  they bring to trial cases of discrimination, civil liberties cases, and more than a third of cases involving business matters. 
E)  they frequently are defendants in class-action suits.

Question 20

The body of judge-made law is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  administrative regulations. 
B)  criminal law. 
C)  judicial maxims. 
D)  common law. 
E)  statutory law. 
A)  administrative regulations. 
B)  criminal law. 
C)  judicial maxims. 
D)  common law. 
E)  statutory law.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court's decision to take a case is based on the following factor

The number of cases that the Supreme Court reviews each term has

Indications are that the Roberts Court will

Public opinion can serve as a check on the judiciary because

In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bush administration's treatment of Guantánamo detainees violated the U.S. Constitution. In response to this,

The most common way for the Supreme Court to take care of cases appealed to it is to

Jurisdiction refers to

President Obama has

The FISA court can

All of the following are true of the Supreme Court $\bold{except}$

U.S. district courts

Explain the process by which the United States Supreme Court decides to hear cases.

Case law

The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Federal judges

If a case is remanded, it

Most American law is based on

Interest groups play an important role in our judicial system because

The body of judge-made law is known as

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 13: The Courts

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court's decision to take a case is based on the following factor

The number of cases that the Supreme Court reviews each term has

Indications are that the Roberts Court will

Public opinion can serve as a check on the judiciary because

In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bush administration's treatment of Guantánamo detainees violated the U.S. Constitution. In response to this,

The most common way for the Supreme Court to take care of cases appealed to it is to

Jurisdiction refers to

President Obama has

The FISA court can

All of the following are true of the Supreme Court except\bold{except}except

U.S. district courts

Explain the process by which the United States Supreme Court decides to hear cases.

Case law

The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Federal judges

If a case is remanded, it

Most American law is based on

Interest groups play an important role in our judicial system because

The body of judge-made law is known as

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

All of the following are true of the Supreme Court $\bold{except}$