Question 1

What have been the implications of the 2010 Citizens United case?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporations were deemed as non-persons, and thus cannot contribute directly to political campaigns. 
B) Individuals, corporations, and unions may now contribute unlimited campaign funds through so-called "super-PACs." 
C) Despite being considered collections of people by the Court, corporations may not donate to political campaigns. 
D) Individuals may donate unlimited campaign funds, but corporations face a stiff $100,000 cap. 
A) Corporations were deemed as non-persons, and thus cannot contribute directly to political campaigns. 
B) Individuals, corporations, and unions may now contribute unlimited campaign funds through so-called "super-PACs." 
C) Despite being considered collections of people by the Court, corporations may not donate to political campaigns. 
D) Individuals may donate unlimited campaign funds, but corporations face a stiff $100,000 cap.

Question 2

How does the opposition party oppose and sometimes block the president's Supreme Court nominations?

Accepted Answer

The opposition party in the United State

Question 3

Examine the ideal role of American judges.

Accepted Answer

A) Judges should intervene frequently, interpreting the law according to their expertise and ensuring a fair trial. 
B) Judges should act as umpires, passively watching the legal drama and ruling only on disputed points of procedure. 
C) Judges should not intervene unless attorneys object, at which point they may either overrule or sustain the objection. 
D) Judges should take an active role, questioning witnesses, eliciting evidence, and commenting on procedure. 
A) Judges should intervene frequently, interpreting the law according to their expertise and ensuring a fair trial. 
B) Judges should act as umpires, passively watching the legal drama and ruling only on disputed points of procedure. 
C) Judges should not intervene unless attorneys object, at which point they may either overrule or sustain the objection. 
D) Judges should take an active role, questioning witnesses, eliciting evidence, and commenting on procedure.

Question 4

Which Swiss agency determines whether a cantonal law violates the Swiss constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) National Judicial Branch 
B) Swiss Supreme Court 
C) Federal Tribunal 
D) Constitutional Review Board 
A) National Judicial Branch 
B) Swiss Supreme Court 
C) Federal Tribunal 
D) Constitutional Review Board

Question 5

Some justices, like __________ (one of six Jewish justices) and __________ (the first black justice), were active in reform and civil rights causes and brought their liberalism to the bench.

Accepted Answer

A) Ruth Ginsberg; Earl Warren 
B) Owen Roberts; Hugo Black 
C) Arthur Goldberg; Clarence Thomas 
D) Louis Brandeis; Thurgood Marshall 
A) Ruth Ginsberg; Earl Warren 
B) Owen Roberts; Hugo Black 
C) Arthur Goldberg; Clarence Thomas 
D) Louis Brandeis; Thurgood Marshall

Question 6

To what judicial authority can federal court decisions be appealed?

Accepted Answer

A) Department of Citizen Security 
B) Secretary of Judicial Revisions 
C) Federal Oversight Commission 
D) U)S. Court of Appeals 
A) Department of Citizen Security 
B) Secretary of Judicial Revisions 
C) Federal Oversight Commission 
D) U)S. Court of Appeals

Question 7

Identify the influence of natural law on the American legal system.To what extent do we base our laws on objective rationale? To what extent is it influenced by religious or spiritual thought? Be sure to evaluate the latter using specific examples from your text.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Expl

Question 8

Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a criminal and a civil case?

Accepted Answer

A) The federal government accuses investment houses of wrongdoing and investors who lost money sue them. 
B) Drug traffickers violate property and federal law by moving drugs across state borders. 
C) Burglars violate federal property and the state sues them for damages. 
D) A state accuses banks of mortgage fraud, sold to investors elsewhere in the nation. 
A) The federal government accuses investment houses of wrongdoing and investors who lost money sue them. 
B) Drug traffickers violate property and federal law by moving drugs across state borders. 
C) Burglars violate federal property and the state sues them for damages. 
D) A state accuses banks of mortgage fraud, sold to investors elsewhere in the nation.

Question 9

Richard Nixon in the 1968 campaign championed the Warren Court, claiming that its decisions had cracked down on crime and better secured the nation's streets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The English common law stressed the rights of free and equal men and was developed on the basis of precedent set by earlier judges, known today as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) judge-made law 
B) judicial precedent 
C) example by trial 
D) court-generated 
A) judge-made law 
B) judicial precedent 
C) example by trial 
D) court-generated

Question 11

In Lombard v.Louisiana (1963), the Warren Court supported __________, ruling that blacks who had refused to leave a segregated lunch counter could not be prosecuted.

Accepted Answer

A) boycotts 
B) sit-ins 
C) picket lines 
D) protests 
A) boycotts 
B) sit-ins 
C) picket lines 
D) protests

Question 12

The Supreme Court's decision in __________ (1954) triggered a revolution in American race relations, an area Congress had been unwilling to touch.

Accepted Answer

A) Miranda v. Arizona 
B) Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C) Brown v. Board of Education 
D) Gibbons v. Ogden 
A) Miranda v. Arizona 
B) Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C) Brown v. Board of Education 
D) Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 13

How does the Russian court's theoretical role differ from its practiced role?

Accepted Answer

The theoretical role of the Russian cour

Question 14

What are the key mechanisms of international law?

Accepted Answer

A) Reciprocity and coalition 
B) Consistency and reciprocity 
C) Consistency and coherence 
D) Coalition and coherence 
A) Reciprocity and coalition 
B) Consistency and reciprocity 
C) Consistency and coherence 
D) Coalition and coherence

Question 15

Unlike natural law, positive law uses __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the spirit of the law to make determinations 
B) books to reach conclusions 
C) judicial sentencing to determine case outcomes 
D) jury selection to manipulate judgment 
A) the spirit of the law to make determinations 
B) books to reach conclusions 
C) judicial sentencing to determine case outcomes 
D) jury selection to manipulate judgment

Question 16

What is positive law and how is it different from natural law?

Accepted Answer

Positive law refers to the body of laws

Question 17

Analyze the political impact of the Warren Court (1953-1969).What were some of the major reforms instigated by Chief Justice Warren? How did successive courts revise Warren's precedent concerning the Supreme Court's political role in governance?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Exam

Question 18

In 1978's __________ case, the Burger Court ruled that reserving quotas for black medical school applicants violated equal protection for whites.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1978's __________ case, the Burger Court...

Question 19

In British and American criminal cases, the police investigate and report to a public prosecutor, often a county's district attorney.The case is then passed to a judge who must decide whether to prosecute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Court structures in other Western democracies largely parallel the U.S.system, but tend not to do as much in terms of governing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What have been the implications of the 2010 Citizens United case?

How does the opposition party oppose and sometimes block the president's Supreme Court nominations?

Examine the ideal role of American judges.

Which Swiss agency determines whether a cantonal law violates the Swiss constitution?

Some justices, like (one of six Jewish justices) and (the first black justice), were active in reform and civil rights causes and brought their liberalism to the bench.

To what judicial authority can federal court decisions be appealed?

Identify the influence of natural law on the American legal system.To what extent do we base our laws on objective rationale? To what extent is it influenced by religious or spiritual thought? Be sure to evaluate the latter using specific examples from your text.

Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a criminal and a civil case?

Richard Nixon in the 1968 campaign championed the Warren Court, claiming that its decisions had cracked down on crime and better secured the nation's streets.

The English common law stressed the rights of free and equal men and was developed on the basis of precedent set by earlier judges, known today as __________.

In Lombard v.Louisiana (1963), the Warren Court supported __________, ruling that blacks who had refused to leave a segregated lunch counter could not be prosecuted.

The Supreme Court's decision in __________ (1954) triggered a revolution in American race relations, an area Congress had been unwilling to touch.

How does the Russian court's theoretical role differ from its practiced role?

What are the key mechanisms of international law?

Unlike natural law, positive law uses __________.

What is positive law and how is it different from natural law?

Analyze the political impact of the Warren Court (1953-1969).What were some of the major reforms instigated by Chief Justice Warren? How did successive courts revise Warren's precedent concerning the Supreme Court's political role in governance?

In 1978's __________ case, the Burger Court ruled that reserving quotas for black medical school applicants violated equal protection for whites.

In British and American criminal cases, the police investigate and report to a public prosecutor, often a county's district attorney.The case is then passed to a judge who must decide whether to prosecute.

Court structures in other Western democracies largely parallel the U.S.system, but tend not to do as much in terms of governing.

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What have been the implications of the 2010 Citizens United case?

How does the opposition party oppose and sometimes block the president's Supreme Court nominations?

Examine the ideal role of American judges.

Which Swiss agency determines whether a cantonal law violates the Swiss constitution?

Some justices, like __________ (one of six Jewish justices) and __________ (the first black justice), were active in reform and civil rights causes and brought their liberalism to the bench.

To what judicial authority can federal court decisions be appealed?

Identify the influence of natural law on the American legal system.To what extent do we base our laws on objective rationale? To what extent is it influenced by religious or spiritual thought? Be sure to evaluate the latter using specific examples from your text.

Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a criminal and a civil case?

Richard Nixon in the 1968 campaign championed the Warren Court, claiming that its decisions had cracked down on crime and better secured the nation's streets.

The English common law stressed the rights of free and equal men and was developed on the basis of precedent set by earlier judges, known today as __________.

In Lombard v.Louisiana (1963), the Warren Court supported __________, ruling that blacks who had refused to leave a segregated lunch counter could not be prosecuted.

The Supreme Court's decision in __________ (1954) triggered a revolution in American race relations, an area Congress had been unwilling to touch.

How does the Russian court's theoretical role differ from its practiced role?

What are the key mechanisms of international law?

Unlike natural law, positive law uses __________.

What is positive law and how is it different from natural law?

Analyze the political impact of the Warren Court (1953-1969).What were some of the major reforms instigated by Chief Justice Warren? How did successive courts revise Warren's precedent concerning the Supreme Court's political role in governance?

In 1978's __________ case, the Burger Court ruled that reserving quotas for black medical school applicants violated equal protection for whites.

In British and American criminal cases, the police investigate and report to a public prosecutor, often a county's district attorney.The case is then passed to a judge who must decide whether to prosecute.

Court structures in other Western democracies largely parallel the U.S.system, but tend not to do as much in terms of governing.

Politics and Political Science

Theories

Political Ideologies

States

Constitutions and Rights

Regimes

Political Culture

Public Opinion

Political Communication

Interest Groups

Parties

Elections

Legislatures

Executives and Bureaucracies

Political Economy

Violence and Revolution

International Relations

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Some justices, like (one of six Jewish justices) and (the first black justice), were active in reform and civil rights causes and brought their liberalism to the bench.