Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
role of the judicial branch is to a. | make laws | c. | interpret laws and protect rights | b. | carry out
laws | d. | set standards
for community behavior | | | | |
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The
power that allows the Supreme Court to review any federal or state law is a. | the supremacy
power | c. | constitutionality check | b. | judicial review | d. | exclusive jurisdiction | | | | |
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3.
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Federal courts have jurisdiction in all of the following cases except those
involving a. | the
Constitution | c. | maritime
laws | b. | personal
injury | d. | controversies
between states. | | | | |
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4.
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One
difference between district courts and apeals courts is that a. | district courts
have no juries | c. | decisions of
district courts cannot be appealed | b. | appeals courts have no juries | d. | decisions of appeals courts cannot be
appealed | | | | |
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Marbury vs. Madison involved the court’s use of a. | awrit of
certiorari | c. | original
jurisdiction | b. | judicial review | d. | exclusive jurisdiction | | | | |
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6.
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A
circuit is a particular geographic area assigned to a. | a district
court | c. | a Supreme Court
justice | b. | a county court | d. | an appellate court | | | | |
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If
the Supreme Court finds a laws to be unconstitutional, it can a. | cancel
thatlaw | c. | send the law
back to Congress | b. | amend the law | d. | change the Constitution | | | | |
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In
appeals cases, there are no a. | judges | c. | lawyers | b. | juries | d. | further
appeals | | | | |
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9.
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Most
of the work of federal courts is done in a. | circuit courts | c. | district courts | b. | courts of
apeal | d. | the Supreme
Court | | | | |
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Most
Supreme Court cases involve a. | diplomats from foreign
countries | c. | appeals in cases
originating in lower courts | b. | disputes between states | d. | cases lower courts have refused to
hear | | | | |
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The
Supreme Court hears a. | all cases remanded by a lower
court | c. | cases involving
significant constitutional questions | b. | only cases involving disputes between
states | d. | about half the
cases brought before it | | | | |
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If
the Supreme Court finds a law in conflict with the Constitution, it a. | remands the case
to a lower court | c. | asks Congress to
decide te case | b. | changes the law | d. | declares the law unconstitutional | | | | |
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The
Supreme Court’s power of judicial review was established by a. | the
Constitution | c. | the case of
Marbury vs. Madison | b. | Congress | d. | long-held but unwritten tradition | | | | |
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When
the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution did not prohibit slavery, a. | slavery was
ended | c. | slavery
continued until the Court changed its mind | b. | Congress changed state laws so that slavery could be
ended | d. | an amendment
abolishing slavery was added to the Constitution | | | | |
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Supreme Court appointments are a. | made by the Senate | c. | made by the House of Representatives | b. | approved by the
Senate | d. | approved by both
houses of Congress | | | | |
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Who
is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? a. | Clarence Thomas | c. | William Rehnquist | b. | Sandra Day
O’Connor | d. | George
Bush | | | | |
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In
the 2000 presidental election, the Supreme Court for the first time heard two cases that dealt with
the recounting of votes in the state of Florida between which two presidental
candidates? a. | George Bush and
Bill Clinton | c. | George W. Bush
and Bill Clinton | b. | Bill Clinton and Al Gore | d. | George W. Bush and Al Gore | | | | |
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Which
court case overturned the ruling of the Plessy v. Ferguson(1896) case? a. | Marbury v.
Madison | c. | Brown v.
Board of Education | b. | Miranda v. Arizona | d. | Roe v. Wade | | | | |
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In
one of the principles of judicial review, set forth by John Marshall, if there is a conflict
between the Constitution and any other law, a. | the law takes precident. | c. | the Constitution rules. | b. | the Constitution
is amended | d. | the Chief
Justice will decide which is more fair. | | | | |
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The
first African American justice of the Supreme Court was a. | Thurgood
Marshall | c. | Clarence
Thomas | b. | William Rehnquist | d. | John Marshall | | | | |
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a. | Appeal | f. | criminal | b. | Chief Justice | g. | appellate | c. | Senate | h. | concurring | d. | Constitution | i. | original | e. | concurrent | j. | civil | | | | |
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21.
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Court
cases in which juries decide whether or not people have committed crimes are
_________________cases.
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22.
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Court
cases in which people on two sides of an issue disagree are _____________ cases.
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23.
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In a
case in which both federal and state laws have been broken, federal and state courts have
________________jurisidiction.
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24.
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District courts have ________________ jurisdiction, which is the authority to hear
cases for the first time.
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25.
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All
federal judges are appointed by the President with the approval of the
__________________.
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26.
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A
person who feels that a verdict of the district court was unfair may take his or her case to a(n)
____________________court.
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27.
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Nearly all cases that are presented to the Supreme Court come on ____________________
from a lower court.
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28.
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The
Supreme Court has the power to nullify laws that conflict with the __________________.
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29.
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There
are eight associate justices on the Supreme Court and one ___________________.
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30.
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A
justice who agrees with a mojority opinion but for different reasons will write a(n)
______________________ opinion.
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a. | criminal
case | f. | brief | b. | civil case | g. | docket | c. | majority
opinion | h. | marshal | d. | writ of certiorari | i. | remand | e. | exclusive
jurisdiction | j. | court-martial | | | | |
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31.
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Members of the armed services are tried by military officers in a(n)
__________________.
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32.
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Through a(n) __________________, the Supreme Court directs a lower court to send its
records on a case to it for review.
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33.
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A
case in which two sides are in disagreement over certain issues is a(n)
__________________.
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34.
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A
subpoena is delivered by a(n) ____________________.
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35.
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After
a case has been accepted by the Supreme Court, it is placed on the Court _________________, or
calendar.
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36.
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In a
written __________________, an attorney argues a case.
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37.
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A(n)
____________________, in which a person is accused of committing a crime, is usually heard in a state
court.
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38.
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Federal courts have ___________________ in controversies between states.
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39.
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The
chief justice usually asks an associate justice who voted with the majority to write a(n)
_______________________.
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40.
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An
appeals court may ___________________ a case to the lower court for a new trial.
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