Question 1

Which Supreme Court justice faced charges that he had sexually harassed a former co-worker and law professor,Anita Hill?

Accepted Answer

A) William Rehnquist 
B) Thurgood Marshall 
C) Clarence Thomas 
D) Robert Bork 
E) Douglas Ginsburg 
A) William Rehnquist 
B) Thurgood Marshall 
C) Clarence Thomas 
D) Robert Bork 
E) Douglas Ginsburg

Question 2

The requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case is called justiciable grounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How many federal statutes has the Supreme Court declared to be unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A) fewer than 200 
B) more than 500 
C) one 
D) none 
E) about 1,000 
A) fewer than 200 
B) more than 500 
C) one 
D) none 
E) about 1,000

Question 4

Courts with _____ jurisdiction hear cases brought to them on appeal from a lower court.

Accepted Answer

A) upper 
B) supreme 
C) constitutional 
D) original 
E) appellate 
A) upper 
B) supreme 
C) constitutional 
D) original 
E) appellate

Question 5

The judicial philosophy in which judges play a minimal role in policymaking is called judicial restraint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The size of the Supreme Court has remained the same since

Accepted Answer

A) the Judiciary Act of 1789. 
B) the Twelfth Amendment was ratified in 1804. 
C) President Roosevelt expanded it in 1937. 
D) the original Constitution specified the number of justices. 
E) President Ulysses S. Grant took office in 1869. 
A) the Judiciary Act of 1789. 
B) the Twelfth Amendment was ratified in 1804. 
C) President Roosevelt expanded it in 1937. 
D) the original Constitution specified the number of justices. 
E) President Ulysses S. Grant took office in 1869.

Question 7

Explain why previous judicial experience might not be critically important in nominating individuals to the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

Previous judicial experience might not b

Which Supreme Court justice faced charges that he had sexually harassed a former co-worker and law professor,Anita Hill?

The requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case is called justiciable grounds.

How many federal statutes has the Supreme Court declared to be unconstitutional?

Courts with _____ jurisdiction hear cases brought to them on appeal from a lower court.

The judicial philosophy in which judges play a minimal role in policymaking is called judicial restraint.

The size of the Supreme Court has remained the same since

Explain why previous judicial experience might not be critically important in nominating individuals to the Supreme Court.

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Exam 14: The Federal Courts

Which Supreme Court justice faced charges that he had sexually harassed a former co-worker and law professor,Anita Hill?

The requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case is called justiciable grounds.

How many federal statutes has the Supreme Court declared to be unconstitutional?

Courts with _____ jurisdiction hear cases brought to them on appeal from a lower court.

The judicial philosophy in which judges play a minimal role in policymaking is called judicial restraint.

The size of the Supreme Court has remained the same since

Explain why previous judicial experience might not be critically important in nominating individuals to the Supreme Court.

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

Filters