Question 1

British judges are nominally appointed by the prime minister,but the choice is really the monarch's,based on recommendations of the lord chancellor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

State court systems handle about __________ of the nation's legal business.

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 75% 
D) 90% 
A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 75% 
D) 90%

Question 3

The U.S.Supreme Court's power to review the constitutionality of laws is not mentioned specifically in the Constitution and has been vehemently challenged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How does American law differ from European law?

Accepted Answer

A) American law depends on conflict between opposing lawyers. 
B) American law favors legislative decisions over precedent. 
C) American judges work more closely with police investigators. 
D) American judges are more strongly hemmed in by precise statutes. 
A) American law depends on conflict between opposing lawyers. 
B) American law favors legislative decisions over precedent. 
C) American judges work more closely with police investigators. 
D) American judges are more strongly hemmed in by precise statutes.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of the overlap that is possible between criminal and civil cases?

Accepted Answer

A) A jewelry store presses charges against a shoplifter who already had a criminal record. 
B) The woman who caused a drunk driving accident is charged by the state and also sued by the family injured in the crash. 
C) A stalker is arrested for violating a restraining order,and he is later extradited to the state where the incident occurred. 
D) The government charges the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary with violations of federal law,although the dispensary is legal under state law. 
A) A jewelry store presses charges against a shoplifter who already had a criminal record. 
B) The woman who caused a drunk driving accident is charged by the state and also sued by the family injured in the crash. 
C) A stalker is arrested for violating a restraining order,and he is later extradited to the state where the incident occurred. 
D) The government charges the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary with violations of federal law,although the dispensary is legal under state law.

Question 6

How does Germany's Constitutional Court compare to the U.S.Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A) Due to executive restraints,Germany's Constitutional Court is less powerful than the U.S.Supreme Court. 
B) Germany's Constitutional Court establishes the law of the land,while U.S.Supreme Court rulings can still be appealed. 
C) Germany is a code-law country,so the Constitutional Court's decisions do not have the impact of U.S.Supreme Court decisions. 
D) Germany's Constitutional Court is much more activist than the U.S.Supreme Court,so its decisions in favor of expanded rights are extremely influential. 
A) Due to executive restraints,Germany's Constitutional Court is less powerful than the U.S.Supreme Court. 
B) Germany's Constitutional Court establishes the law of the land,while U.S.Supreme Court rulings can still be appealed. 
C) Germany is a code-law country,so the Constitutional Court's decisions do not have the impact of U.S.Supreme Court decisions. 
D) Germany's Constitutional Court is much more activist than the U.S.Supreme Court,so its decisions in favor of expanded rights are extremely influential.

Question 7

Which statement best explains how the doctrine of judicial restraint relates to the power of judicial review?

Accepted Answer

A) The doctrine of judicial restraint provides advice on how judicial review should be used. 
B) Following the doctrine of judicial restraint involves favoring precedent over judicial review. 
C) Advocates of judicial restraint believe that the power of judicial review should be eliminated. 
D) The power of judicial review would not exist if it were not for widespread agreement about the doctrine of judicial restraint. 
A) The doctrine of judicial restraint provides advice on how judicial review should be used. 
B) Following the doctrine of judicial restraint involves favoring precedent over judicial review. 
C) Advocates of judicial restraint believe that the power of judicial review should be eliminated. 
D) The power of judicial review would not exist if it were not for widespread agreement about the doctrine of judicial restraint.

Question 8

How was Soviet law an example of the commitment to Marxist principles?

Accepted Answer

A) Soviet law put the working class in charge of the administration of justice. 
B) Soviet law had a deeply adversarial process that mirrored the class struggle. 
C) Soviet law focused more on crimes of conscience than crimes of commission. 
D) Soviet law made little or no mention of bourgeois concepts like private property. 
A) Soviet law put the working class in charge of the administration of justice. 
B) Soviet law had a deeply adversarial process that mirrored the class struggle. 
C) Soviet law focused more on crimes of conscience than crimes of commission. 
D) Soviet law made little or no mention of bourgeois concepts like private property.

Question 9

The Declaration of Independence is an example of higher law because it __________.

Accepted Answer

A) was used to justify a revolution. 
B) based its argument on rights granted by God. 
C) influenced the writing of the U.S.Constitution. 
D) provided both rules and reasons for those rules. 
A) was used to justify a revolution. 
B) based its argument on rights granted by God. 
C) influenced the writing of the U.S.Constitution. 
D) provided both rules and reasons for those rules.

Question 10

Suppose a dispute between two neighbors concerning the proper placement of the line dividing their property ends up in court.The trial would be an example of __________ law.

Accepted Answer

A) administrative 
B) civil 
C) constitutional 
D) criminal 
A) administrative 
B) civil 
C) constitutional 
D) criminal

Question 11

Which factor contributed most to the development of common law?

Accepted Answer

A) a synthesis of Roman law and natural law 
B) a steady rise in disputes between private parties 
C) the lack of power courts had in relation to legislatures 
D) the absence of formal rules that applied to most court cases 
A) a synthesis of Roman law and natural law 
B) a steady rise in disputes between private parties 
C) the lack of power courts had in relation to legislatures 
D) the absence of formal rules that applied to most court cases

Question 12

Eliminating the power of judicial review would weaken courts in the United States by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) making the statutes that courts interpret less clear 
B) eliminating the discretion afforded by common law 
C) removing them from the process of interpreting the Constitution 
D) making judges more dependent on information provided by prosecutors 
A) making the statutes that courts interpret less clear 
B) eliminating the discretion afforded by common law 
C) removing them from the process of interpreting the Constitution 
D) making judges more dependent on information provided by prosecutors

Question 13

What is the relationship of the various courts in the U.S.system to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) They are dependent upon each other to enforce rulings. 
B) They function more or less autonomously from each other. 
C) They are coequal to each other in terms of power and territory covered. 
D) They form a unified but multi-layered system that covers the entire nation. 
A) They are dependent upon each other to enforce rulings. 
B) They function more or less autonomously from each other. 
C) They are coequal to each other in terms of power and territory covered. 
D) They form a unified but multi-layered system that covers the entire nation.

Question 14

Which legal change within Russia occurred after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) More people began facing charges of sedition and subversion. 
B) The system shifted from an inquisitorial to an adversarial model. 
C) An entirely different group of people was brought in to administer justice. 
D) Property crimes became much more central to the workings of the legal system. 
A) More people began facing charges of sedition and subversion. 
B) The system shifted from an inquisitorial to an adversarial model. 
C) An entirely different group of people was brought in to administer justice. 
D) Property crimes became much more central to the workings of the legal system.

Question 15

Which of these would be a civil law case?

Accepted Answer

A) A person in police custody argues that the evidence against him was illegally obtained. 
B) A grocery store claims that one of its suppliers has broken a contract to sell produce at a certain price. 
C) A government agency interprets the term "fair" to mean "open to all without discrimination." 
D) A judge rules that the statue of limitations has expired,which results in the release of a defendant from jail. 
A) A person in police custody argues that the evidence against him was illegally obtained. 
B) A grocery store claims that one of its suppliers has broken a contract to sell produce at a certain price. 
C) A government agency interprets the term "fair" to mean "open to all without discrimination." 
D) A judge rules that the statue of limitations has expired,which results in the release of a defendant from jail.

Question 16

A decision made by the Roberts Court led directly to the creation of Super PACs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Lombard v.Louisiana (1963),the Warren Court relied on the Fourteenth Amendment to support __________.

Accepted Answer

A) sit-ins 
B) torture 
C) boycotts 
D) warrantless arrests 
A) sit-ins 
B) torture 
C) boycotts 
D) warrantless arrests

Question 18

How are legal rulings made by American judges an example of common law?

Accepted Answer

A) Their rulings are based on both precedent and written statutes. 
B) Their decisions are narrowly confined to a specific question of law. 
C) Their decisions are backed by a reasoned justification for the ruling. 
D) Their rulings apply to a broad class of cases rather than just a single dispute. 
A) Their rulings are based on both precedent and written statutes. 
B) Their decisions are narrowly confined to a specific question of law. 
C) Their decisions are backed by a reasoned justification for the ruling. 
D) Their rulings apply to a broad class of cases rather than just a single dispute.

Question 19

Suppose that a person without U.S.citizenship status argues that she should be granted citizenship because she was born in a country that was under U.S.military occupation at the time of her birth,and she considers that to be U.S.territory under the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment.Her case would be which type of law?

Accepted Answer

A) administrative 
B) civil 
C) constitutional 
D) natural 
A) administrative 
B) civil 
C) constitutional 
D) natural

Question 20

In criminal court proceedings,the victim is considered the plaintiff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

British judges are nominally appointed by the prime minister,but the choice is really the monarch's,based on recommendations of the lord chancellor.

State court systems handle about __________ of the nation's legal business.

The U.S.Supreme Court's power to review the constitutionality of laws is not mentioned specifically in the Constitution and has been vehemently challenged.

How does American law differ from European law?

Which of the following is an example of the overlap that is possible between criminal and civil cases?

How does Germany's Constitutional Court compare to the U.S.Supreme Court?

Which statement best explains how the doctrine of judicial restraint relates to the power of judicial review?

How was Soviet law an example of the commitment to Marxist principles?

The Declaration of Independence is an example of higher law because it __________.

Suppose a dispute between two neighbors concerning the proper placement of the line dividing their property ends up in court.The trial would be an example of __________ law.

Which factor contributed most to the development of common law?

Eliminating the power of judicial review would weaken courts in the United States by __________.

What is the relationship of the various courts in the U.S.system to each other?

Which legal change within Russia occurred after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Which of these would be a civil law case?

A decision made by the Roberts Court led directly to the creation of Super PACs.

In Lombard v.Louisiana (1963),the Warren Court relied on the Fourteenth Amendment to support __________.

How are legal rulings made by American judges an example of common law?

In criminal court proceedings,the victim is considered the plaintiff.

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Exam 14: Judiciaries

British judges are nominally appointed by the prime minister,but the choice is really the monarch's,based on recommendations of the lord chancellor.

State court systems handle about __________ of the nation's legal business.

The U.S.Supreme Court's power to review the constitutionality of laws is not mentioned specifically in the Constitution and has been vehemently challenged.

How does American law differ from European law?

Which of the following is an example of the overlap that is possible between criminal and civil cases?

How does Germany's Constitutional Court compare to the U.S.Supreme Court?

Which statement best explains how the doctrine of judicial restraint relates to the power of judicial review?

How was Soviet law an example of the commitment to Marxist principles?

The Declaration of Independence is an example of higher law because it __________.

Suppose a dispute between two neighbors concerning the proper placement of the line dividing their property ends up in court.The trial would be an example of __________ law.

Which factor contributed most to the development of common law?

Eliminating the power of judicial review would weaken courts in the United States by __________.

What is the relationship of the various courts in the U.S.system to each other?

Which legal change within Russia occurred after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Which of these would be a civil law case?

A decision made by the Roberts Court led directly to the creation of Super PACs.

In Lombard v.Louisiana (1963),the Warren Court relied on the Fourteenth Amendment to support __________.

How are legal rulings made by American judges an example of common law?

In criminal court proceedings,the victim is considered the plaintiff.

Politics and Political Science

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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