Judiciary Test

Question 0

How was judicial review established?

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Marburg v. Madison

Question 1

Allows courts to rule on the constitutionality of laws and actions

Answer 1

Judicial review

Question 2

Why do Americans rely so heavily on courts?

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To resolve political questions

Question 3

Most American law is based on

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English common law

Question 4

Deciding new cases with reference to former decisions

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Precedent

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The ongoing tradition of letting a case stand and using it for the basis for other rulings

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Stare decisis

Question 6

What are the main sources of American law?

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Federal/ state constitutions, statutes, and administrative law

Question 7

Judicial interpretations of common law principles, interpretations of constitution, statutory and administrative law

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Case law

Question 8

The dual court system is

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State and federal courts

Question 9

The federal court derives it power from

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Jurisdiction

Question 10

The federal courts power is given to them in

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Article 3 of the constitution

Question 11

When a case involves to people from different countries or different states

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Diversity of citizenship

Question 12

Cases are heard for the first time

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Trial courts

Question 13

Trials are reheard for an appeal

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Appellate courts

Question 14

Are federal courts located in every state?

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Yes

Question 15

When can a Supreme Court rehear cases?

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If a federal question is involved

Question 16

A document trying to sway the court in one way because an interest group has an interest in the ruling

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Amicus Curia brief

Question 17

Hears a broad range of cases

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General jurisdiction

Question 18

Tried cases only involving certain types of claims

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Limited jurisdiction

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Issued when the Supreme Court decides to grant a petition for review, it orders lower courts to send a record of the case

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Writ of certiorari

Question 20

The ruling with the reasons for ruling

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Opinion of the court

Question 21

All justices agree on a ruling

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Unanimous opinion

Question 22

Outlines the views on a case that the majority of the judges agree with

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Majority opinion

Question 23

A justice wants to point out specific points involving a case

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Concurring opinion

Question 24

Written when a judge disagreed with the majority

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Dissenting opinion

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To send a case back to the court the originally held it

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Remand

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To state a ruling is valid and must stand

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Affirm

Question 27

Attorneys present reasons why the judges should real in their favor at an appellate court

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Oral argument

Question 28

A tradition allowing a senator to veto a judicial appointment in his or her state

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Senatorial courtesy

Question 29

Regarding senatorial courtesy in the 21st century republicans

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No longer allowed senatorial courtesy

Question 30

Demographics of the Supreme Court

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Previously judges, Protestant, college graduates, 51-60, white males

Question 31

What percentage of Supreme Court nominations have been rejected or not acted on?

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20%

Question 32

The first female Supreme Court judge

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Sandra Day O'Connor

Question 33

Was O'Connor a conservative?

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At first but she changed after being in office for a while

Question 34

A female judge that was supposed to replace O'Connor was declined her appointment. When she was deemed inadequate

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Harriet Miers

Question 35

The federal judiciary should make changes and check the actions of the rest of the government

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Judicial activism

Question 36

The idea that rulings should be made based on how the founders viewed things when writing the constitution

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Strict construction

Question 37

What current judge is a strict constructionist?

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Antonio Scalia

Question 38

Who are the current judges?

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Antonio Scalia, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Samuel Alito, John Roberts

Question 39

What did the supermen court do in the election of 2000?

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Stop the recount

Question 40

Interpret the constitution in regards to today

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Broad construction

Question 41

Courts should defer to the decisions made by representatives elected by the people

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Judicial restraint

Question 42

How does the president change the sway of the Supreme Court?

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By appointing judges

Question 43

What can congress do when it disagrees with the Supreme Courts ruling?

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Deny funds, pass legislation, amend the constitution