Exam 12: The Federal Courts

A) top-ranking official in the Department of Justice.
B) second-ranking official in the Department of Justice.
C) third-ranking official in the Department of Justice.
D) top-ranking official in the American Bar Association.

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A) 1
B) 10
C) 20
D) 48

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A) 9
B) 79
C) 678
D) 1,002

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A) unimportant because the final vote of the justices is the only statement that carries any weight in future cases.
B) important because differences in wording and emphasis can have important implications for how the decision is interpreted in future litigation.
C) unimportant because all justices usually describe their decisions in exactly the same way.
D) important because every word of a decision is legally binding.

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A) In this case, the justices recognized the authority of Congress to regulate the economy of the United States.
B) In this case, the justices nationalized the Bill of Rights.
C) In this case, the justices authorized the Supreme Court to exercise judicial review over laws passed by Congress.
D) In this case, the justices declared the secession of the Confederate states to be in violation of the Constitution.

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A) She supported affirmative action.
B) She supported overturning Brown v. Board of Education.
C) She was the first Latino American nominee to the Supreme Court.
D) She had never served as a judge in any capacity prior to nomination.

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A) the decision in the early nineteenth century that all federal courts should be guarded by members of the armed forces
B) the attempt by the Republican-dominated Senate of the 1990s to confirm as many conservative judges as possible
C) the attempt by President Franklin Roosevelt to add sympathetic justices to the Supreme Court in order to get New Deal laws upheld as constitutional
D) the desire in Congress during the 1890s to expand the number of federal courts to ease the workload of the Supreme Court

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A) governs agency rule making.
B) defines the jurisdiction of the various state court systems.
C) sets the procedures for filing appellate cases in the federal court system.
D) sets the procedures for filing appellate cases in the various state court systems.

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A) criminal
B) civil
C) constitutional
D) common

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A) vetting cases for the Supreme Court
B) hearing challenges to state laws
C) reviewing requests for stays of execution
D) overturning laws passed by Congress

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A) always overrule state legislatures and governors when making decisions.
B) interpret the U.S. Constitution according to the intentions of its framers and defer to the views of Congress when interpreting federal statutes.
C) be more aggressive and ideological than the president when vacancies occur on the courts.
D) go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the broader societal implications of their decisions.

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A) Federal court judges must be members of the American Bar Association.
B) Federal court judges must have a degree from an accredited law school.
C) Federal court judges must be at least 35 years of age.
D) There are no formal requirements to serve as a federal court judge.

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A) not entitled to appeal the verdict.
B) entitled to appeal the verdict only if it files a writ of habeas corpus.
C) entitled to appeal the verdict only if it files an amicus curiae brief.
D) entitled to appeal the verdict only if the case raises an important constitutional question.

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A) has increased dramatically since 1940.
B) has remained the same since 1940.
C) increased between 1940 and 1965 but has decreased since 1965.
D) decreased between 1940 and 1965 but has increased since 1965.

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A) nine justices throughout American history.
B) nine justices since 1869.
C) nine justices since 1937.
D) seven justices throughout American history.

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A) Congress granted the power of judicial review to the Court in the Federal Judicial Review Act of 1798.
B) Congress and the president always agree with the decisions made by the Court.
C) the Constitution explicitly grants this power to the Court in the judicial review clause of Article III.
D) the Court has been reluctant to strike down congressional laws and has overturned only a small number over the last 200 years.

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