Question 1

Which of the following courts in the 1970s and 1980s eroded some Warren Court doctrine, but left most intact?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brandeis 
B)  Rehnquist 
C)  Burger 
D)  Warren 
A)  Brandeis 
B)  Rehnquist 
C)  Burger 
D)  Warren

Question 2

How are judges, especially Supreme Court justices, selected? How political is the process? What can be done, if anything, to fix the process?

Accepted Answer

Judges, especially Supreme Court justice

Question 3

How does the Americans with Disabilities Act demonstrate the law-making ability of the court system?

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA

Question 4

Litigants who appeal to the Supreme Court normally file a petition for ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a writ of certiorari 
B)  standing to sue 
C)  a writ of habeas corpus 
D)  the right of appeal 
A)  a writ of certiorari 
B)  standing to sue 
C)  a writ of habeas corpus 
D)  the right of appeal

Question 5

District courts differ from courts of appeals and the Supreme Court in that district courts ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct trials 
B)  are part of the federal judicial system 
C)  are composed of judges 
D)  decide cases within their jurisdictions 
A)  conduct trials 
B)  are part of the federal judicial system 
C)  are composed of judges 
D)  decide cases within their jurisdictions

Question 6

Traditionally, the federal courts have been ____________ to intervene in U.S. foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A)  unable 
B)  reluctant 
C)  disallowed 
D)  willing 
A)  unable 
B)  reluctant 
C)  disallowed 
D)  willing

Question 7

What is the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland?

Accepted Answer

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) is one of t

Question 8

During the Kennedy administration, in deference to southern senators, Kennedy appointed judges who supported __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  segregation 
B)  space policy 
C)  healthcare 
D)  civil rights 
A)  segregation 
B)  space policy 
C)  healthcare 
D)  civil rights

Question 9

Who was the first woman on the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
B)  Sonia Sotomayor 
C)  Sandra Day O'Connor 
D)  Elena Kagan 
A)  Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
B)  Sonia Sotomayor 
C)  Sandra Day O'Connor 
D)  Elena Kagan

Question 10

When an opinion does not command the support of some justices in the majority, what might they do?

Accepted Answer

A)  write a concurring opinion 
B)  write a dissenting opinion 
C)  vote against the chief justice 
D)  join the minority 
A)  write a concurring opinion 
B)  write a dissenting opinion 
C)  vote against the chief justice 
D)  join the minority

Question 11

On the Supreme Court, the judges in the minority write a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amendment 
B)  concurring opinion 
C)  dissenting opinion 
D)  pending statute 
A)  amendment 
B)  concurring opinion 
C)  dissenting opinion 
D)  pending statute

Question 12

____________ is the authority to hear and decide cases.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nullification 
B)  Jurisprudence 
C)  Jurisdiction 
D)  Litigation 
A)  Nullification 
B)  Jurisprudence 
C)  Jurisdiction 
D)  Litigation

Question 13

Which of the following can hear cases and conduct trials?

Accepted Answer

A)  district courts 
B)  courts of appeals 
C)  the Supreme Court 
D)  military courts 
A)  district courts 
B)  courts of appeals 
C)  the Supreme Court 
D)  military courts

Question 14

The Supreme Court's term extends from ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  January through June 
B)  January through November 
C)  October through August 
D)  October through June 
A)  January through June 
B)  January through November 
C)  October through August 
D)  October through June

Question 15

What do liberal interest groups use as a primary tactic?

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucratic policy 
B)  litigation 
C)  media coverage 
D)  fundraising 
A)  bureaucratic policy 
B)  litigation 
C)  media coverage 
D)  fundraising

Question 16

The Supreme Court will grant a writ of certiorari if __________ agree to do so.

Accepted Answer

A)  all of the judges 
B)  six judges 
C)  a majority of the judges 
D)  four judges 
A)  all of the judges 
B)  six judges 
C)  a majority of the judges 
D)  four judges

Question 17

When judges make law, they ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  usually tell government what it cannot do 
B)  often start with no principles or rules to guide them 
C)  usually tell government what it must do 
D)  are indifferent to criticism and political reaction 
A)  usually tell government what it cannot do 
B)  often start with no principles or rules to guide them 
C)  usually tell government what it must do 
D)  are indifferent to criticism and political reaction

Question 18

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  applied the establishment clause 
B)  interpreted the necessary and proper clause 
C)  applied the three-fifths compromise 
D)  violated the supremacy clause 
A)  applied the establishment clause 
B)  interpreted the necessary and proper clause 
C)  applied the three-fifths compromise 
D)  violated the supremacy clause

Question 19

Discuss the problems inherent in interpreting statutes and the Constitution. How do the courts try to resolve these problems?

Accepted Answer

Interpreting statutes and the Constituti

Question 20

How does one become a member of the federal courts?

Accepted Answer

To become a member of the federal courts

Which of the following courts in the 1970s and 1980s eroded some Warren Court doctrine, but left most intact?

How are judges, especially Supreme Court justices, selected? How political is the process? What can be done, if anything, to fix the process?

How does the Americans with Disabilities Act demonstrate the law-making ability of the court system?

Litigants who appeal to the Supreme Court normally file a petition for ______________.

District courts differ from courts of appeals and the Supreme Court in that district courts ____________.

Traditionally, the federal courts have been ____________ to intervene in U.S. foreign policy.

What is the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland?

During the Kennedy administration, in deference to southern senators, Kennedy appointed judges who supported __________.

Who was the first woman on the Supreme Court?

When an opinion does not command the support of some justices in the majority, what might they do?

On the Supreme Court, the judges in the minority write a(n) __________.

____________ is the authority to hear and decide cases.

Which of the following can hear cases and conduct trials?

The Supreme Court's term extends from ____________.

What do liberal interest groups use as a primary tactic?

The Supreme Court will grant a writ of certiorari if __________ agree to do so.

When judges make law, they ____________.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ____________.

Discuss the problems inherent in interpreting statutes and the Constitution. How do the courts try to resolve these problems?

How does one become a member of the federal courts?

The American People

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Extension 1: Focus On: Economic Policy

Extension 2: Focus on: Environmental Policy

Extension 3: Focus On: Foreign Policy

Extension 4: Focus On: Health Policy

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Exam 12: The Judiciary

Which of the following courts in the 1970s and 1980s eroded some Warren Court doctrine, but left most intact?

How are judges, especially Supreme Court justices, selected? How political is the process? What can be done, if anything, to fix the process?

How does the Americans with Disabilities Act demonstrate the law-making ability of the court system?

Litigants who appeal to the Supreme Court normally file a petition for ______________.

District courts differ from courts of appeals and the Supreme Court in that district courts ____________.

Traditionally, the federal courts have been ____________ to intervene in U.S. foreign policy.

What is the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland?

During the Kennedy administration, in deference to southern senators, Kennedy appointed judges who supported __________.

Who was the first woman on the Supreme Court?

When an opinion does not command the support of some justices in the majority, what might they do?

On the Supreme Court, the judges in the minority write a(n) __________.

____________ is the authority to hear and decide cases.

Which of the following can hear cases and conduct trials?

The Supreme Court's term extends from ____________.

What do liberal interest groups use as a primary tactic?

The Supreme Court will grant a writ of certiorari if __________ agree to do so.

When judges make law, they ____________.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ____________.

Discuss the problems inherent in interpreting statutes and the Constitution. How do the courts try to resolve these problems?

How does one become a member of the federal courts?

The American People

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Extension 1: Focus On: Economic Policy

Extension 2: Focus on: Environmental Policy

Extension 3: Focus On: Foreign Policy

Extension 4: Focus On: Health Policy

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