Question 1

The Lawrence v.Texas decision in 2003 involved

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A)  the Supreme Court reinterpreting a provision of the Constitution.
B)  the Supreme Court striking down federal law.
C)  the Supreme Court invalidating state laws.
D)  the Supreme Court striking down an executive action as unconstitutional.
E)  a U.S.appeals court upholding a lower state court ruling.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Nearly 20 percent of presidents' nominees to the Supreme Court have been rejected by the Senate.The reason for most of the rejections before 1900 was

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A)  partisan politics.
B)  inadequate judicial qualification.
C)  personal ethics.
D)  political views.
E)  improper personal relationships.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

In its ruling in Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission,the Supreme Court

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A)  invalidated the use of union money in federal election campaigns.
B)  lifted restrictions in corporate and union spending in federal election campaigns.
C)  placed restrictions on the amounts that individuals can donate to federal election campaigns.
D)  placed limits on the amounts that corporations can donate to federal election campaigns.
E)  eliminated the provision for matching federal campaign funds in presidential elections.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

________ was the first black justice to serve on the U.S.Supreme Court.

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A)  Clarence Thomas
B)  Antonin Scalia
C)  Robert Bork
D)  Thurgood Marshall
E)  Laurence TribeF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following Supreme Court justices was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower?

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A)  Sandra Day O'Connor
B)  John Stevens
C)  Earl Warren
D)  Louis Brandeis
E)  David SouterF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The term stare decisis refers to

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A)  adherence to precedent.
B)  judicial activism.
C)  judicial restraint.
D)  judicial review.
E)  excessive partisanship.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

The merit plan applies to ________ in the ________ court system.

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A)  selection of judges; federal
B)  selection of judges; state
C)  jurisdiction; federal
D)  jurisdiction; state
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

The power of the Supreme Court is most apparent in its ability to

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A)  issue advisory opinions when Congress is considering a new bill.
B)  impeach federal judges who consistently ignore its rulings.
C)  declare another institution's action to be unconstitutional.
D)  override any decision of a state court.
E)  issue advisory opinions to the president on a regular basis.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The U.S.courts of appeals

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A)  hear new evidence in appealed cases.
B)  review trial court decisions.
C)  are the highest courts to use juries.
D)  decide for the Supreme Court the cases it will review.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

The federal district courts

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A)  are the chief trial courts of the federal system.
B)  are the only federal courts where the two sides present their case to a jury for a verdict.
C)  are the courts that,in practice,make the final decision in most federal cases.
D)  exist in each state.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Describe the four types of U.S.Supreme Court opinions.

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Question 12

According to the doctrine of judicial restraint,the judiciary should

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A)  defer to precedent and to decisions made by legislature.
B)  deny most appeals for retrials.
C)  deny individual rights when they conflict with the majority's desires.
D)  decline to make any decision that requires judges to give added meaning to the words of the Constitution.
E)  conform to the will of the people as measured by public opinion polls.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Distinguish between the facts of a case and the relevant laws of a case.Discuss the three main sources of laws.

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Question 14

Fewer than ________ percent of the cases heard by federal appeals courts are later reviewed by the Supreme Court.

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A)  1
B)  10
C)  25
D)  33
E)  50F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

An amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief provides a court with the view held by

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A)  an interest that is not a direct party to the case.
B)  the Justice Department.
C)  the House and Senate judiciary committees.
D)  the American Bar Association.
E)  the solicitor general.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

The lowest level of the federal court system is the

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A)  circuit court of appeal.
B)  highest level of the state courts.
C)  district court.
D)  justice of the peace.
E)  supreme judicial tribunal.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Compared with the decision in a Supreme Court case,the opinion is more significant because it

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A)  determines the losing party in a case and the penalty to be imposed on this party.
B)  reveals the conflicts between the justices,which the president and Congress can use in determining their position on judicial appointments and new legislation.
C)  informs others of the Court's interpretation of the laws and thereby guides their decisions.
D)  addresses the constitutional aspects of a case,whereas the decision addresses the statutory aspects.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The long-serving chief justice that established the principle of judicial review was

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A)  Charles Evans Hughes.
B)  Hugo Black.
C)  Clarence Thomas.
D)  John Marshall.
E)  Benjamin Cardozo.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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