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EOC-RG: Sec 7(Prt 2) - The Courts

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  • Q1
    Although judges are bound to follow previous legal interpretations, their political views still matter because:
    they often choose to ignore the decisions of other courts.
    there are often multiple legal justifications for any decision in a case.
    many judges later decide to run for political office.
    they represent constituents just as a member of Congress does.
    30s
  • Q2
    What Article of the U.S. Constitution created the U.S. Supreme Court?
    Article II
    Article IV
    Article I
    Article III
    30s
  • Q3
    The early details of the Supreme Court, including setting the number of justices at six and determining its internal organization, were established in:
    Marbury v. Madison (1803).
    the Preamble to the Constitution.
    Federalist 78.
    the Judiciary Act of 1789.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following was a part of the Judiciary Act of 1789?
    It set the number of Supreme Court justices at nine.
    It created both federal circuit and district courts.
    It specified the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.
    It established every court throughout the nation, including all trial courts, city courts, county courts, state courts, and federal courts.
    30s
  • Q5
    What is a court’s appellate jurisdiction?
    cases in which the court must make rulings on the facts of a case
    the power to review the constitutionality of cases
    the types of cases that originate in that court
    the authority of a court to review decisions from lower courts and change or uphold them
    30s
  • Q6
    What was the principal effect of Marbury v. Madison (1803) on the Supreme Court?
    It established the system of circuit courts to take some burden off of the Supreme Court.
    It expanded the Court’s appellate jurisdiction.
    It gave the Court the ability to rule on whether laws violated the Constitution.
    It changed the original jurisdiction of the Court to hear matters in which state law conflicted with federal law.
    30s
  • Q7
    The significance of the Court asserting its power to review the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress is that it:
    ensured that the rights of the majority would prevail.
    gave the Court an unchecked power.
    ensured the survival of dual federalism.
    allowed the Court to become an equal partner in the institutional balance of power.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is a writ of mandamus?
    the right to keep people in prison indefinitely without notifying them of the charges
    an order issued to a lower court, government official, or agency to perform acts required by law
    the original jurisdiction of courts
    the ability to rule on the constitutionality of statutes
    30s
  • Q9
    By embracing the concept of dual federalism throughout the nineteenth century, the Supreme Court:
    demonstrated its willingness to use its power of judicial review to rule on the constitutionality of state laws.
    showed that it was unwilling to use judicial review to overrule states.
    failed to fulfill a key component of the Judiciary Act of 1789.
    resisted demands from Congress and the president to interfere in state politics more frequently.
    30s
  • Q10
    When the Supreme Court interprets a law passed by Congress, it is engaged in:
    judicial review.
    statutory interpretation.
    constitutional interpretation.
    constitutional review.
    30s
  • Q11
    The practice of judicial review:
    is considered today to be essential to a functioning democratic government.
    owes its early origins to Germany but is used only in the United States today.
    was first described in the U.S. Constitution.
    has spread throughout so-called “third wave” democracies around the world.
    30s
  • Q12
    If a neighbor accidentally backed his car into the fence that divides your property, destroying a large section of it, and you sued your neighbor in court for damages, your neighbor would be the:
    petitioner.
    plaintiff.
    respondent.
    defendant.
    30s
  • Q13
    The individual or group that appeals the decision of a lower court is the:
    petitioner.
    plaintiff.
    defendant.
    respondent.
    30s
  • Q14
    What is an example of a class action lawsuit?
    Chisholm v. Georgia, which ruled that a citizen of one state could sue another state in federal court
    Bush v. Gore, which ruled on the Florida recount process in the 2000 presidential election
    the 1.5 million current and former female Walmart employees who recently sued Walmart for sex discrimination
    any case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court that affects an entire class of people
    30s
  • Q15
    The process of sharing evidence before a trial, known as discovery, is a key part of:
    a court’s jurisdiction.
    the rules on the standard of proof.
    the adversarial system.
    the constitutional law system.
    30s

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