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Chapter 15 Post Test

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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:

Question #1
A  The Supreme Court has granted original jurisdiction to 94 district courts.
B  State courts have jurisdiction over cases involving treaties with other nations or the U.S. Constitution.
C  Trial courts have appellate jurisdiction over constitutional cases.
D  Congress has created several specialized courts that have nationwide original jurisdiction in certain types of cases.
Question #2
A  supremacy clause of Article VI of the Constitution.
B  Declaration of Independence.
C  judicial review clause of Article III of the Constitution.
D  Seventh Amendment of the Constitution.
Question #3
A  decisions of state courts
B  judicial philosophy
C  institutional interest
D  ideology
Question #6
A  recuse herself from the case.
B    
C  write a dissenting opinion.
D  ask Chief Justice Roberts if she may write an opinion on the issue in the Supreme Court’s next term.
E  write a concurring opinion.
Question #7
A  important because differences in wording and emphasis can have important implications for how the decision is interpreted in future litigation.
B  unimportant because all justices usually describe their decisions in exactly the same way.
C  unimportant because lawyers and judges in lower courts rarely read Supreme Court opinions.
D  important because every word of a decision is legally binding.
Question #8
A  contain public statements of a jury’s deliberation process.
B  are written documents in which attorneys explain why the Court should rule in favor of their clients.
C  never rely on precedent.
D  are short summaries of an attorneys’ qualifications to represent their clients.
Question #10
A  the law clerks must vote unanimously in favor of certiorari.
B  all justices must vote unanimously in favor of certiorari.
C  the chief justice must vote in favor of certiorari.
D  four justices must vote in favor of certiorari.
Question #11
A  a writ of mandamus.
B  a writ of certiorari.
C  a writ of amicus curiae.
D  state courts.
Question #12
A  delegation, standing, and mootness.
B  case and controversy, standing, and mootness.
C  case and controversy, delegation, and oversight.
D  appointment, arbitrary and capricious, and standing.
Question #13
A  the police cannot undertake a warrantless search of the digital contents of a cell phone.
B  corporations have free speech rights under the First Amendment.
C  state courts must provide legal counsel to defendants who could not afford their
D  the police can undertake a warrantless search of the digital contents of a cell phone if its officers believe there is probable cause.
Question #15
A  senators filibuster a nominee to the Supreme Court.
B  the Senate ends a filibuster of a federal court nominee through a cloture vote.
C  a president chooses to rescind an existing nomination for the Supreme Court and nominates a new candidate.
D  senators draw extensively on excerpts from a judicial nominee’s speeches and writings in order to paint the nominee as an extremist who is unqualified to serve in the federal judiciary.
Question #16
A  can only be used against federal district court appointments.
B  can only be used against executive branch appointments.
C  cannot be used against any presidential appointments to the judiciary.
D  can only be used against Supreme Court appointments.
Question #17
A  the nominee is automatically appointed for life and can only be removed from office through
B  the nominee is automatically appointed for a probationary term of five years.
C  the nominee must be confirmed by a majority vote in the full Senate.
D  the nominee must be confirmed by a unanimous vote in the full Senate.
Question #18
A  The chief justice presides over the Court’s public sessions and private conferences.
B  The chief justice decides what cases will be heard by the full Court each term.
C  The chief justice is the constitutional adviser to the president.
D  The chief justice always writes the Court’s majority opinions.
Question #19
A  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
B  Supreme Court
C  federal district court system
D  federal circuit court system
Question #20
A  All federal and state courts must have the same number of jurors on a trial jury and require a unanimous verdict.
B  Neither federal nor state courts are required to follow the same procedures.
C  While state courts vary in terms of the number of jurors on a trial jury and whether a unanimous jury verdict is required, all federal courts must follow the same procedures.
D  While federal courts vary in terms of the number of jurors on a trial jury and whether a unanimous jury verdict is required, all state courts must follow the same procedures.
Question #21
A  Federal court judges are indirectly elected by citizens of the United States through the Electoral College.
B  Federal courts interpret the laws that govern all Americans and render decisions on the powers and limitations of the national government.
C  Most federal litigation involves “citizen suits” brought by taxpayers who challenge the authority of the state and federal agencies.
D  Federal courts hear a large fraction of all of the civil and criminal cases decided each year in the United States.
Question #22
A  hire the solicitor general to represent them.
B  demonstrate that the they are not guilty of the accused crime beyond a “reasonable doubt.”
C  show that they have exhausted all available state remedies and must raise issues not previously raised in their state appeals.
D  receive amicus briefs from at least three civil liberties organizations.
Question #23
A  Due process of law
B  Plea bargaining
C  Mootness
D  Original jurisdiction
Question #24
A  granting a writ of certiorari
B  original jurisdiction
C  stare decisis
D  appellate jurisdiction
Question #25
A  may be heard in either the federal or the state courts, usually depending on the preference of the plaintiff.
B  must always be heard in a state court.
C  must always be heard in federal district court.
D  must always be heard in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Question #26
A  a case related to an accusation of sexual harassment in the workplace
B  a case involving the state of New York suing the state of New Hampshire over state highway maintenance
C  a case involving the citizens of more than one state and in which $150,000 is at stake
D  a case related to a drunk-driving accident
Question #28
A  the trial court made a legal error in deciding the case.
B  interest groups are involved in the case.
C  judicial review is unconstitutional.
D  the jury did not find a witness credible.
Question #29
A  entitled to appeal the verdict only if it files a writ of habeas corpus.
B  entitled to appeal the verdict only if it files an amicus curiaebrief.
C  entitled to appeal the verdict only if the case raises an important constitutional question.
D  not entitled to appeal the verdict.
Question #31
A  Constitutional law rarely involves legal arguments over precedent.
B  Courts apply precedents using the legal principle of stare decisis.
C  Attorneys for both sides of a case try to find compelling precedents to support their arguments.
D  Precedents established in previous cases guide courts’ decisions in new cases.
Question #32
A  public law.
B  statutes.
C  ex post facto cases.
D  precedents.
Question #33
A  due process
B  tort
C  habeas corpus
D  amicus curiae
Question #34
A  Contracts; habeas corpus
B  Torts; habeas corpus
C  Contracts; torts
D  Administrative; habeas corpus
Question #35
A  defendant; plaintiff
B  judge; plaintiff
C  jury; defendant
D  plaintiff; defendant
Question #36
A  En banc opinion
B  Majority opinion
C  Concurring opinion
D  Dissenting opinion
Question #37
A  ignore the preferences of the justices and focus on persuading Congress.
B  show that all district courts interpret the law in the same way.
C  capitalize on inconsistent rulings across the circuits.
D  advocate persuasively for one’s client in oral argument.
Question #38
A  avoid filing any lawsuits until the composition of the court changes in a way that makes their preferred ruling more likely.
B  submit amicus curiae briefs in every case that addresses their organizations’ primary issues in the hopes that their framing of the legal questions raised in each case will persuade the justices.
C  bring the same type of suit in more than one circuit in the hopes that inconsistent treatment by two different courts will improve the chance of a Supreme Court review.
D  attempt to prevent federal court nominees who are likely to oppose their agendas from being confirmed by the Senate.
Question #39
A  The solicitor general is the chief legal counsel for the White House.
B  The solicitor general is the head of the Department of Justice.
C  The solicitor general is the lawyer who represents the United States before the Supreme Court in cases where the federal government is a party.
D  The solicitor general is the chief lawyer for Congress who makes advisory opinions on the constitutionality of legislative proposals.
Question #40
A  method used to appoint the chief justice.
B  practice by which Supreme Court law clerks work together to evaluate each petition.
C  nickname for the water fountain in the courtyard of the Supreme Court building.
D  computerized lottery system by which the Supreme Court selects its cases each year.
Question #41
A  Precedent
B  Case and controversy
C  Stare decisis
D    
E  Standing
Question #42
A    
B  original jurisdiction.
C  judicial review of state legislation.
D  judicial review of executive power.
E  recess appointments.
Question #43
A  violated the separation of powers.
B  denied citizens equal protection of the law.
C  were too vague to be appropriately interpreted.
D  ceded too much power to the federal government.
Question #44
A  In this case, the justices declared the secession of the Confederate states to be in violation of the Constitution.
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 recognized the authority of Congress to regulate the economy of the United States.
Question #45
A  alternate between selecting a Republican and Democratic justice.
B  select justices who are unpredictable.
C  select justices who used to work in Congress.
D  select justices who share their political philosophies.
Question #46
A  Federal court judges must have a degree from an accredited law school.
B  Federal court judges must be at least 35 years of age.
C  There are no formal requirements to serve as a federal court judge.
D  Federal court judges must be members of the American Bar Association.
Question #47
A  Congress.
B  state legislatures.
C  the Constitution.
D  the American Bar Association.
Question #48
A  a few state court judges who also serve as circuit court judges.
B  a range of permanent judgeships depending on the workload of the circuit.
C  50 permanent judges and 100 part-time judges.
D  one permanent judge.
Question #49
A  always appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
B  never appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
C  appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court about 80% of the time.
D  appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court about 15% of the time.
Question #50
A  a defendant in a felony trial must receive assistance from legal counsel.
B  capital punishment can be neither cruel nor unusual.
C  the government must show a legal cause for holding someone in detention.
D  the government cannot send a defendant to stand trial in a geographically distant jurisdiction.
Question #51
A  a writ of certiorari.
B  his Mirandarights.
C  judicial review.
D  the due process of law.
Question #52
A  between the United States and one of the 50 states
B  brought by one state against citizens of another state or against a foreign country
C  involving foreign ambassadors
D  in which more than $1 million is at stake
Question #53
A  heard in a state court only if a state government is the other party.
B  always heard in a federal court.
C  always heard in a state court.
D  heard in a state court if the other party files a special request to have the case heard
Question #54
A  A misdemeanor
B  A writ of certiorari
C  A plea bargain
D  Mediation
Question #56
A  in federal courts.
B  by state supreme courts.
C  by the United States Supreme Court.
D  in state courts.
Question #57
A  habeas corpus
B  stare decisis
C  ex post facto
D  a priori
Question #59
A  the government immediately appeals the verdict if it loses.
B  the plaintiff is not allowed to appeal the verdict if he or she loses.
C  one individual charges that he or she has been injured by another’s negligence or malfeasance.
D  the defendant is not allowed to appeal the verdict if he or she loses.
Question #60
A  criminal
B  public
C  common
D  tort