Question 1

A writ of certiorari is

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A)   a request to a lower court to submit to the Supreme Court a record of the case it has been requested to hear.
B)   the statement explaining the reasoning behind a Supreme Court decision.
C)   the official transcript of Supreme Court proceedings.
D)   a statement from a group not directly involved in a Supreme Court case, indicating the group's opinion on the legal issue at hand.
E)   an application for a waiver of court fees due to indigence.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Federal judges are

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A)   nominated by the Senate and approved by both houses of Congress.
B)   nominated by the president and approved by the Senate.
C)   nominated by the president and approved by both houses of Congress.
D)   elected by majority vote in their respective districts.
E)   elected by majority vote in their respective states.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

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) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

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) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The judiciary's status as an independent branch of national government depends on judicial review, which grants the judiciary the authority to

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A)   make political decisions; judges can overturn any congressional or presidential decision they personally dislike.
B)   decide which laws apply to a particular case.
C)   ignore public opinion when making decisions.
D)   invalidate the actions of other institutions when judges believe they have acted unconstitutionally.
E)   strike down certain sections of the Constitution.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Regarding Supreme Court procedures, which one of the following statements is NOT accurate?

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A)   When part of the majority, the chief justice decides which justice will write the majority opinion.
B)   A concurring opinion is a view written by a justice who votes with the majority and agrees with its reasoning.
C)   A dissenting opinion is an opinion of a judge who votes against the majority.
D)   Attorneys who argue a case before the Supreme Court operate under strict time limits.
E)   The Court has broad standards in choosing the cases it will hear.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

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 C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

What is meant by the term jurisdiction? What is the difference between original and appellate jurisdiction as it applies to the U.S. Supreme Court?

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Question 9

With regard to the lower courts, the Supreme Court's primary responsibility is

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A)   establishing legal precedents that will guide their decisions.
B)   correcting any technical mistakes the lower courts make in the cases they hear.
C)   settling jurisdictional disputes among federal judges.
D)   settling jurisdictional disputes between state and federal judges.
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Of the thirteen U.S. courts of appeals,

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A)   all thirteen are assigned geographically to groups of states to deal with disputes over state laws.
B)   one is devoted to issues involving military tribunals and the District of Columbia.
C)   five have jurisdiction over disputes involving foreign territories or countries and the District of Columbia.
D)   eleven have jurisdiction over a "circuit" comprised of the district courts in anywhere from three to five states.
E)   three are devoted to dealing with disputes involving the overlapping contradiction between state and federal laws.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

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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The legal constraints on a court when he...

Question 12

When asked if he had made any mistakes as president, ________ replied, "Yes, two, and they are both sitting on the Supreme Court."

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A)   Ronald Reagan
B)   Jimmy Carter
C)   Richard Nixon
D)   Lyndon Johnson
E)   Dwight EisenhowerF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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