GOVT 220 Quiz The Judiciary
GOVT 220 Quiz: The Judiciary
Module 4: Week 4
- Which of the following is the last step of the Supreme Court decision-making process?
- Which of the following statements about Supreme Court justices and political ideology is true?
- Public opinion can serve as a check on the judiciary in which of the following ways?
- Which of the following is true of someone’s right to have their case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court?
- Which entity creates legislative courts?
- Which of the following is true of judges and justices in the federal court system?
- Which of the following statements regarding a precedent is true?
- What is fee shifting?
- What is the function of the U.S. solicitor general?
- Which of the following statements regarding state courts is true?
- A lawsuit led by one person on behalf of that person and all similarly situated individuals is known as which of the following kinds of lawsuit?
- The legal concept of precedent is expressed by which term?
- Which of the following statements regarding U.S. district courts is true?
- Which of the following statements describes the idea of precedents?
- If California and Arizona sue each other over water usage from the Colorado River, the case can be heard only by which entity?
- If a court rules a certain way on a case because previous cases of similar nature were subject to the same rule, that court is relying on which of the following?
- An opinion prepared by a judge who supports the court’s decision but wishes to in some way clarify, emphasize, or offer different reasons is known as which of the following?
- The concept of senatorial courtesy refers to which of the following?
- The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review was established by which of the following?
- In addition to funding appeals, what else do interest groups do in the judicial arena?
- How has the Court interpreted the meaning of the “Exceptions” clause in Article III, Section III?
- In many cases, a third party to a court case will le which of the following to support a particular outcome?
- In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the Court could declare an act of Congress unconstitutional?
- Federal appellate courts review and can overturn which of the following?
- Which of the following statements about the Senate confirming federal judges is true?
- Under the doctrine of sovereign immunity, a citizen cannot take which action?
- The Supreme Court entered its most active period with the arrival of which chief justice?
- How did Alexander Hamilton characterize the Supreme Court in Federalist 78?
- When Congress passed a law that forbade anyone from carrying a gun near a school, why did the Supreme Court declare the law invalid?
- What is suggested by the behavior of Justices Holmes, Burger, and Blackmun?