Question 1

Laws permitting a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated are referred to as judiciable disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

_____ cases involve civil suits between citizens of different states or suits in which one of the parties is a citizen of a foreign nation and the matter in question exceeds $75,000.

Accepted Answer

A) Diversity of citizenship 
B) Appellate 
C) Naturalization 
D) Admiralty 
E) Maritime 
A) Diversity of citizenship 
B) Appellate 
C) Naturalization 
D) Admiralty 
E) Maritime A

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the selection of Supreme Court justices is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The president usually relies on the attorney general and the Department of Justice to identify and screen candidates for the Court. 
B) Senators play a greater role in the recruitment of Supreme Court justices than they play in the selection of lower-court judges. 
C) The president usually operates under fewer constraints in nominating members to the Supreme Court than to the lower courts. 
D) Candidates for nomination to the Supreme Court usually keep a low profile. 
E) None of these is false. 
A) The president usually relies on the attorney general and the Department of Justice to identify and screen candidates for the Court. 
B) Senators play a greater role in the recruitment of Supreme Court justices than they play in the selection of lower-court judges. 
C) The president usually operates under fewer constraints in nominating members to the Supreme Court than to the lower courts. 
D) Candidates for nomination to the Supreme Court usually keep a low profile. 
E) None of these is false. B

Question 4

What role should original intent have in how the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution and laws of Congress? Should original intent be the most important criterion,or should other aspects be of equal or greater weight? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The role of original intent in how the S

Question 5

________ opinions are those offered by one or more Supreme Court justices not only to support a majority decision,but also to stress a different constitutional or legal basis for the judgment.

Accepted Answer

A) Amicus curiae 
B) Dissenting 
C) Concurring 
D) Adjunct 
E) Differential 
A) Amicus curiae 
B) Dissenting 
C) Concurring 
D) Adjunct 
E) Differential

Question 6

The only federal courts in which trials are held,and in which juries may be impaneled,are the

Accepted Answer

A) superior courts. 
B) legislative courts. 
C) courts of claims. 
D) district courts. 
E) courts of appeal. 
A) superior courts. 
B) legislative courts. 
C) courts of claims. 
D) district courts. 
E) courts of appeal.

Question 7

Explain the relationship between the courts and Congress and the courts and the presidency.What is the relationship between these institutions in terms of judicial selection and policymaking?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the courts and

Question 8

The unwritten tradition whereby nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are usually not confirmed if opposed by a senator of the president's party from the state in which the nominee will serve is called

Accepted Answer

A) senatorial courtesy. 
B) senatorial ratification. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) writ of certiorari. 
E) judicial review. 
A) senatorial courtesy. 
B) senatorial ratification. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) writ of certiorari. 
E) judicial review.

Question 9

What are diversity of citizenship cases? Why did Congress create such a jurisdiction for these cases?

Accepted Answer

Diversity of citizenship cases refer to

Question 10

Alexander Hamilton argued that the Supreme Court would be least likely to annoy or injure the people and their liberties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the significance of the Marbury v.Madison ruling by the Supreme Court.Has the legacy of this ruling been a positive or negative one? Did the dramatic ruling in this case serve to weaken American democracy? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The Marbury v. Madison ruling by the Sup

Question 12

Most decisions handed down by the Supreme Court are cases involving

Accepted Answer

A) original jurisdiction. 
B) appeals from state courts. 
C) federal felonies involving "exceptional circumstances." 
D) appeals from lower federal courts. 
E) appeals from state supreme courts. 
A) original jurisdiction. 
B) appeals from state courts. 
C) federal felonies involving "exceptional circumstances." 
D) appeals from lower federal courts. 
E) appeals from state supreme courts.

Question 13

In a typical year,the Supreme Court issues ________ formal written opinions that could serve as precedent,and thus as the basis of guidance for lower courts.

Accepted Answer

A) more than 1,000 
B) fewer than 100 
C) between 150 and 500 
D) more than 500 but less than 1,000 
E) fewer than 10 
A) more than 1,000 
B) fewer than 100 
C) between 150 and 500 
D) more than 500 but less than 1,000 
E) fewer than 10

Question 14

President Obama's first nominee to the Supreme Court in 2009 was _________,who became the first __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Samuel Alito; Italian American justice. 
B) Sonia Sotomayor; Latino justice. 
C) Sandra Day O'Connor; female justice. 
D) Ruth Bader Ginsberg; female justice. 
E) John Roberts; chief justice not appointed from among the sitting justices. 
A) Samuel Alito; Italian American justice. 
B) Sonia Sotomayor; Latino justice. 
C) Sandra Day O'Connor; female justice. 
D) Ruth Bader Ginsberg; female justice. 
E) John Roberts; chief justice not appointed from among the sitting justices.

Question 15

In what ways has the judiciary made our political system more democratic? Less democratic?

Accepted Answer

The judiciary has made our political sys

Question 16

The "rule of four" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the number of Supreme Court justices needed to decide a majority opinion. 
B) the number of minority justices currently serving on the Supreme Court. 
C) the number of cases that most justices are willing to review in any given court session. 
D) the number of Supreme Court justices that need to agree to grant review to a case in order to get a case on the docket. 
E) the number of solicitors general in charge of litigation of the federal government. 
A) the number of Supreme Court justices needed to decide a majority opinion. 
B) the number of minority justices currently serving on the Supreme Court. 
C) the number of cases that most justices are willing to review in any given court session. 
D) the number of Supreme Court justices that need to agree to grant review to a case in order to get a case on the docket. 
E) the number of solicitors general in charge of litigation of the federal government.

Question 17

The judicial interpretation of an act of Congress is called statutory construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Amicus curiae briefs may only be filed by formal litigants in a particular case being heard by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Standing to sue refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case. 
B) demonstrated financial harm or injury. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) the principle of precedent. 
E) legal prerogative. 
A) the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case. 
B) demonstrated financial harm or injury. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) the principle of precedent. 
E) legal prerogative.

Question 20

Judicial ________ refers to how and whether court decisions are translated into real policy,affecting the behavior of others.

Accepted Answer

A) restraint 
B) intent 
C) action 
D) review 
E) implementation 
A) restraint 
B) intent 
C) action 
D) review 
E) implementation

Laws permitting a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated are referred to as judiciable disputes.

_____ cases involve civil suits between citizens of different states or suits in which one of the parties is a citizen of a foreign nation and the matter in question exceeds $75,000.

Which of the following statements about the selection of Supreme Court justices is FALSE?

What role should original intent have in how the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution and laws of Congress? Should original intent be the most important criterion,or should other aspects be of equal or greater weight? Explain.

________ opinions are those offered by one or more Supreme Court justices not only to support a majority decision,but also to stress a different constitutional or legal basis for the judgment.

The only federal courts in which trials are held,and in which juries may be impaneled,are the

Explain the relationship between the courts and Congress and the courts and the presidency.What is the relationship between these institutions in terms of judicial selection and policymaking?

The unwritten tradition whereby nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are usually not confirmed if opposed by a senator of the president's party from the state in which the nominee will serve is called

What are diversity of citizenship cases? Why did Congress create such a jurisdiction for these cases?

Alexander Hamilton argued that the Supreme Court would be least likely to annoy or injure the people and their liberties.

Describe the significance of the Marbury v.Madison ruling by the Supreme Court.Has the legacy of this ruling been a positive or negative one? Did the dramatic ruling in this case serve to weaken American democracy? Explain.

Most decisions handed down by the Supreme Court are cases involving

In a typical year,the Supreme Court issues ________ formal written opinions that could serve as precedent,and thus as the basis of guidance for lower courts.

President Obama's first nominee to the Supreme Court in 2009 was _,who became the first __.

In what ways has the judiciary made our political system more democratic? Less democratic?

The "rule of four" refers to

The judicial interpretation of an act of Congress is called statutory construction.

Amicus curiae briefs may only be filed by formal litigants in a particular case being heard by the Supreme Court.

Standing to sue refers to

Judicial ________ refers to how and whether court decisions are translated into real policy,affecting the behavior of others.

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Laws permitting a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated are referred to as judiciable disputes.

_____ cases involve civil suits between citizens of different states or suits in which one of the parties is a citizen of a foreign nation and the matter in question exceeds $75,000.

Which of the following statements about the selection of Supreme Court justices is FALSE?

What role should original intent have in how the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution and laws of Congress? Should original intent be the most important criterion,or should other aspects be of equal or greater weight? Explain.

________ opinions are those offered by one or more Supreme Court justices not only to support a majority decision,but also to stress a different constitutional or legal basis for the judgment.

The only federal courts in which trials are held,and in which juries may be impaneled,are the

Explain the relationship between the courts and Congress and the courts and the presidency.What is the relationship between these institutions in terms of judicial selection and policymaking?

The unwritten tradition whereby nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are usually not confirmed if opposed by a senator of the president's party from the state in which the nominee will serve is called

What are diversity of citizenship cases? Why did Congress create such a jurisdiction for these cases?

Alexander Hamilton argued that the Supreme Court would be least likely to annoy or injure the people and their liberties.

Describe the significance of the Marbury v.Madison ruling by the Supreme Court.Has the legacy of this ruling been a positive or negative one? Did the dramatic ruling in this case serve to weaken American democracy? Explain.

Most decisions handed down by the Supreme Court are cases involving

In a typical year,the Supreme Court issues ________ formal written opinions that could serve as precedent,and thus as the basis of guidance for lower courts.

President Obama's first nominee to the Supreme Court in 2009 was _________,who became the first __________.

In what ways has the judiciary made our political system more democratic? Less democratic?

The "rule of four" refers to

The judicial interpretation of an act of Congress is called statutory construction.

Amicus curiae briefs may only be filed by formal litigants in a particular case being heard by the Supreme Court.

Standing to sue refers to

Judicial ________ refers to how and whether court decisions are translated into real policy,affecting the behavior of others.

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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President Obama's first nominee to the Supreme Court in 2009 was _,who became the first __.