Question 1

How are nominees to the federal district courts selected?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Describe the p

Question 2

On the lowest tier of the federal judiciary are the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) state courts 
B) trial courts 
C) circuit courts 
D) district courts 
A) state courts 
B) trial courts 
C) circuit courts 
D) district courts

Question 3

The Supreme Court explains the legal reasoning behind its decisions through __________.

Accepted Answer

A) amicus curiae briefs 
B) writs of certiorari 
C) written opinions 
D) press conferences 
A) amicus curiae briefs 
B) writs of certiorari 
C) written opinions 
D) press conferences

Question 4

Judicial __________ encourages deference to the policy judgments of elected branches of government.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Judicial __________ encourages deference to the policy...

Question 5

The federal judiciary is a passive and reactive branch,meaning that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) it is reluctant to reverse prior court decisions 
B) it cannot instigate cases or conduct its own investigations 
C) it is reluctant to exercise the power of judicial review 
D) it only acts after the president and Congress have made their intentions clear 
A) it is reluctant to reverse prior court decisions 
B) it cannot instigate cases or conduct its own investigations 
C) it is reluctant to exercise the power of judicial review 
D) it only acts after the president and Congress have made their intentions clear

Question 6

In which court do federal cases generally begin?

Accepted Answer

A) district 
B) appellate 
C) constitutional 
D) state 
A) district 
B) appellate 
C) constitutional 
D) state

Question 7

Federal judges are appointed to __________ terms.

Accepted Answer

A) 2-year 
B) life 
C) 10-year 
D) 20-year 
A) 2-year 
B) life 
C) 10-year 
D) 20-year

Question 8

All federal judicial nominations are first referred to which of the following for a hearing?

Accepted Answer

A) House Judiciary Committee 
B) Senate Nominations Committee 
C) Supreme Court 
D) Senate Judiciary Committee 
A) House Judiciary Committee 
B) Senate Nominations Committee 
C) Supreme Court 
D) Senate Judiciary Committee

Question 9

There is a constitutional right to a jury at all state and federal trials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The district courts are appellate courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How are nominees to the federal district courts selected?

On the lowest tier of the federal judiciary are the __________.

The Supreme Court explains the legal reasoning behind its decisions through __________.

Judicial __________ encourages deference to the policy judgments of elected branches of government.

The federal judiciary is a passive and reactive branch,meaning that __________.

In which court do federal cases generally begin?

Federal judges are appointed to __________ terms.

All federal judicial nominations are first referred to which of the following for a hearing?

There is a constitutional right to a jury at all state and federal trials.

The district courts are appellate courts.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters

Exam 13: The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

How are nominees to the federal district courts selected?

On the lowest tier of the federal judiciary are the __________.

The Supreme Court explains the legal reasoning behind its decisions through __________.

Judicial __________ encourages deference to the policy judgments of elected branches of government.

The federal judiciary is a passive and reactive branch,meaning that __________.

In which court do federal cases generally begin?

Federal judges are appointed to __________ terms.

All federal judicial nominations are first referred to which of the following for a hearing?

There is a constitutional right to a jury at all state and federal trials.

The district courts are appellate courts.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters