Question 1

Describe the organization of California's judicial system. What types of cases does each level of court hear?

Accepted Answer

The organization of California's judicia

Question 2

How many women serve on the California Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  none 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  six 
A)  none 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  six

Question 3

Why did Proposition 215 conflict with federal law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal law requires that emergency services cannot be denied to illegal immigrants. 
B)  Federal law permits marijuana to be distributed and sold in the District of Columbia. 
C)  Federal law mandates that for states to receive federal highway funds that the drinking age within that state must be 21. 
D)  Federal law classifies marijuana as a controlled substance and makes its cultivation, possession, sale, and consumption illegal. 
A)  Federal law requires that emergency services cannot be denied to illegal immigrants. 
B)  Federal law permits marijuana to be distributed and sold in the District of Columbia. 
C)  Federal law mandates that for states to receive federal highway funds that the drinking age within that state must be 21. 
D)  Federal law classifies marijuana as a controlled substance and makes its cultivation, possession, sale, and consumption illegal.

Question 4

What is significant concerning Judges Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso, and Joseph Grodin?

Accepted Answer

A)  All three were appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals. 
B)  They are the only judges in California's history to serve as the attorney general and supreme court judges. 
C)  All three served on the California Supreme Court and were removed from the bench by the voters in 1996. 
D)  They were the first non-lawyers to be elected to the California Supreme Court in 1986. 
A)  All three were appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals. 
B)  They are the only judges in California's history to serve as the attorney general and supreme court judges. 
C)  All three served on the California Supreme Court and were removed from the bench by the voters in 1996. 
D)  They were the first non-lawyers to be elected to the California Supreme Court in 1986.

Question 5

How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Gonzales v. Raich (2005)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court ruled that California's term limits for members of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate is unconstitutional because the U.S. Constitution overrides state laws. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled that California's law that denies educational, social, and medical services to illegal immigrants is unconstitutional because the law conflicts with federal powers. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that California's Compassionate Use Act (CU
A)  is legal because the activity involves intrastate commerce, thereby not warranting federal intervention. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that the commerce power gives Congress the authority to regulate and to punish the manufacture and cultivation of marijuana despite California law that allows for compassionate use. 
A)  The Supreme Court ruled that California's term limits for members of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate is unconstitutional because the U.S. Constitution overrides state laws. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled that California's law that denies educational, social, and medical services to illegal immigrants is unconstitutional because the law conflicts with federal powers. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that California's Compassionate Use Act (CU
A)  is legal because the activity involves intrastate commerce, thereby not warranting federal intervention. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that the commerce power gives Congress the authority to regulate and to punish the manufacture and cultivation of marijuana despite California law that allows for compassionate use.

Question 6

What kind of caseload do the California courts have? How do the courts expedite the disposition of civil and criminal cases?

Accepted Answer

The California courts have a significant

Question 7

The Commission on Judicial Appointments consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and the attorney general. 
B)  the governor, the attorney general, a lawyer, and a member of the supreme court. 
C)  a member of the supreme court, a lawyer, and a presiding judge on a superior court. 
D)  the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, the attorney general, and a presiding judge from the court of appeals. 
A)  a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and the attorney general. 
B)  the governor, the attorney general, a lawyer, and a member of the supreme court. 
C)  a member of the supreme court, a lawyer, and a presiding judge on a superior court. 
D)  the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, the attorney general, and a presiding judge from the court of appeals.

Question 8

What arguments have been made in favor of appointing judges in California rather than electing them? What are the concerns regarding the election of judges in California?

Accepted Answer

There are several arguments in favor of

Question 9

The busiest courts in California are

Accepted Answer

A)  the administrative courts. 
B)  the superior courts. 
C)  the appellate courts. 
D)  the impeachment courts. 
A)  the administrative courts. 
B)  the superior courts. 
C)  the appellate courts. 
D)  the impeachment courts.

Question 10

Discuss an example of the conflict between federal and state law that California courts have to adjudicate.

Accepted Answer

Marijuana laws are one area of conflict

Describe the organization of California's judicial system. What types of cases does each level of court hear?

How many women serve on the California Supreme Court?

Why did Proposition 215 conflict with federal law?

What is significant concerning Judges Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso, and Joseph Grodin?

How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Gonzales v. Raich (2005)?

What kind of caseload do the California courts have? How do the courts expedite the disposition of civil and criminal cases?

The Commission on Judicial Appointments consists of

What arguments have been made in favor of appointing judges in California rather than electing them? What are the concerns regarding the election of judges in California?

The busiest courts in California are

Discuss an example of the conflict between federal and state law that California courts have to adjudicate.

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The California Legislature

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations

Local Government

Public Policy in California

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Exam 7: The California Judiciary

Describe the organization of California's judicial system. What types of cases does each level of court hear?

How many women serve on the California Supreme Court?

Why did Proposition 215 conflict with federal law?

What is significant concerning Judges Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso, and Joseph Grodin?

How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Gonzales v. Raich (2005)?

What kind of caseload do the California courts have? How do the courts expedite the disposition of civil and criminal cases?

The Commission on Judicial Appointments consists of

What arguments have been made in favor of appointing judges in California rather than electing them? What are the concerns regarding the election of judges in California?

The busiest courts in California are

Discuss an example of the conflict between federal and state law that California courts have to adjudicate.

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The California Legislature

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations

Local Government

Public Policy in California

Filters