Test 4

Question 1

the right of the court to review the ruling of a lower court

Answer 1

Appellate jurisdiction

Question 2

The highest court in the land

Answer 2

United States Supreme Court

Question 3

serves to remind the justices on the Supreme Court that differences of opinion do not preclude harmony of purpose

Answer 3

conference handshake

Question 4

The final state of the Supreme Court’s decision-making process

Answer 4

Opinion Day

Question 5

armed citizenry

Answer 5

militia

Question 6

a written statement issued by a judge which gives a law officer the legal right to search for a particular thing in a specific place

Answer 6

warrant

Question 7

a lawyer’s written argument

Answer 7

brief

Question 8

a request that a higher court review the case records and verdict of the lower court

Answer 8

appeal

Question 9

assembled to examine evidence to determine whether there is sufficient evidence against the accused to try a case

Answer 9

grand jury

Question 10

assembled to hear a case in court and to issue a verdict

Answer 10

trial jury

Question 11

material presented as proof at a trial

Answer 11

evidence

Question 12

past decisions involving similar cases

Answer 12

precedent

Question 13

states that evidence obtained illegally is not admissible in court

Answer 13

Exclusionary Rule

Question 14

the power to decide whether or not to hear a case

Answer 14

discretionary review

Question 15

the idea that the Supreme Court should go beyond the Constitution to change societal behavior

Answer 15

judicial activism

Question 16

the idea that the Supreme Court should interpret and apply the Constitution according to the original understanding of those who wrote and ratified it

Answer 16

judicial restraint

Question 17

What kind of courts are created by Congress under the authority given it in Article III?

Answer 17

constitutional courts

Question 18

What word refers to the right of a court to hear and decide a case?

Answer 18

jurisdiction

Question 19

What professional interest group has the most influence on the President regarding his choice of a federal judge?

Answer 19

American Bar Association

Question 20

How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court?

Answer 20

nine

Question 21

What case asserted for the Supreme Court the right of judicial review?

Answer 21

Marbury v. Madison

Question 22

Who was the Chief Justice that ruled in the previously mentioned case?

Answer 22

John Marshall

Question 23

What term describes a statement of an individual citizen’s legal privileges?

Answer 23

bill of rights

Question 24

Who are the chief decision makers of the federal judiciary?

Answer 24

judges

Question 25

an official examination of available evidence in a court of law

Answer 25

trial

Question 26

What is the most active of the federal judiciary courts?

Answer 26

United States District Courts

Question 27

describes the right of the Supreme Court to declare a law, or an action based upon that law, unconstitutional?

Answer 27

judicial review

Question 28

refers to a petition for the Supreme Court to hear a case

Answer 28

writ of certiorari

Question 29

What kind of briefs are filed by individuals who are not parties in a particular case but still have an interest in the case's outcome?

Answer 29

amicus curiae

Question 30

Name three types of judicial opinions issued by the Supreme Court.

Answer 30

dissenting opinion, unanimous opinion, majority opinion

Question 31

Under which Chief Justice did the Supreme Court adopt the philosophy of judicial activism?

Answer 31

Earl Warren

Question 32

What case regarding abortion illustrated radical judicial activism?

Answer 32

Roe. v. Wade

Question 33

Name three documents that formed a background for the Bill of Rights.

Answer 33

Massachusetts Body of Liberties, Virginia Declaration of Rights, English Bill of Rights

Question 34

What word means to Destry a person's reputation by false writing?

Answer 34

libel

Question 35

What law restricted the sale of handguns by requiring a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun?

Answer 35

Brady Law

Question 36

Which special military court are members of the armed forces tried in?

Answer 36

court-martial

Question 37

a crime so serious that it is punishable by death

Answer 37

capital crime

Question 38

guarantees the right to keep and bear arms

Answer 38

Amendment 2

Question 39

a person will not be forced to testify against himself in court

Answer 39

Amendment 5

Question 40

deals with lawsuits filed against states in federal courts

Answer 40

Amendment 11

Question 41

prohibits excessive punishments

Answer 41

Amendment 8

Question 42

prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes

Answer 42

Amendment 3

Question 43

guarantees trial by jury in civil cases

Answer 43

Amendment 7

Question 44

the source of federal civil rights legislation

Answer 44

Amendment 14

Question 45

reserves the powers not delegated to the national government by the Constitution for the states and the people

Answer 45

Amendment 10

Question 46

prohibited alcoholic beverages

Answer 46

Amendment 18

Question 47

granted women the right to vote

Answer 47

Amendment 19

Question 48

the right to "speedy and public trial"

Answer 48

Amendment 6

Question 49

abolished slavery

Answer 49

Amendment 13