Judicial Branch Review

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Cases that involve property disputes, a breach of contract, family matters or personal injury are...

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Civil

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Cases that interpret the Constitution and Bill of Rights are known as...

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Constitutional Law

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What are the three levels of courts in the Federal Court System?

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District, Appeals, Supreme

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How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

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Nine

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Who is the current Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

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John Roberts

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The Federal Supreme Court gets its power to interpret the law from this case:

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Marbury v. Madison 1803

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Based on the data in the chart, which of the following is true? The percentage of liberal decisions made by the federal district courts on civil rights and civil liberties cases increased between 1900 and 1928. The percentage of liberal decisions made by the Supreme Court on civil rights and civil liberties cases decreased between 1964 and 1996. The number of civil rights and civil liberties cases heard by the Supreme Court declined between 1944 and 1952. The number of civil rights and civil liberties cases heard by the federal district courts decreased between 1972 and 1992.

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The percentage of liberal decisions made by the Supreme Court on civil rights and civil liberties cases decreased between 1964 and 1996.

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In the case Twining v. New Jersey (1908), the Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination is not applicable to the states. In 1964 the Supreme Court overruled the decision in Malloy v. Hogan (1964) and held that the right was incorporated to the states. This scenario illustrates which of the following? Options: The Supreme Court oftentimes overrules lower court decisions., Constitutional amendments can be used to overturn previous Supreme Court decisions., The executive branch can sometimes evade Supreme Court decisions., Ideological changes to the Supreme Court can lead to the overturning of precedent.

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Ideological changes to the Supreme Court can lead to the overturning of precedent.

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of a case being decided based on precedent? Options: The Supreme Court bases its decision in a case involving the commerce clause on one of its earlier decisions involving the commerce clause., The Supreme Court overturns a lower court decision in a case dealing with voter identification laws., A state passes a law which contradicts federal law, causing the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the federal government., The chief justice of the Supreme Court disagrees with the majority of the other justices and decides to declare a law passed by Congress as unconstitutional.

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The Supreme Court bases its decision in a case involving the commerce clause on one of its earlier decisions involving the commerce clause.

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Which of the following is true of nominees for federal judge? Options: They are nominated by the Senate and approved by the House of Representatives. They are elected in popular elections in individual states. They must receive the approval of the American Bar Association upon nomination. They are appointed for life by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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They are appointed for life by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.