Judicial Unit Review

The judicial branch promotes the rule of law by using judicial review to

• Evaluate its case performance

• hold government accountable to the laws

• revise laws according to evolving standards

• screen and select potential judges

Many people accused of crimes settle criminal cases through plea bargains to

• be sentenced for lesser crimes

• benefit from a jury trial

• deal directly with a judge

• prolong a court case

If you were examining the principal of due process and discussing the methods and procedures used, you would be looking at _______________ due process.

• substantive

• procedural

• reconvening

• statutory

When an attempt is made to solve a court case outside of court, this is referred to as

• mediation

• negotiations

• arbitration

• state courts

In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall helped establish

• the importance of the federal government in protecting individual rights

• that the Supreme Court could hear only original jurisdiction cases

• that the federal government had the right to regulate interstate commerce

• the Supreme Court’s power to declare laws unconstitutional

Why does the Supreme Court use the rule of four?

• to allow a losing party to appeal a case

• to determine whether the Supreme Court will hear a case

• there are only four judges on the court

• to protect individual liberties under the Bill of Rights

The Constitution requires that a Supreme Court justice

• be confirmed by the House of Representatives

• represent the people

• be an experienced lawyer

• be confirmed by the Senate

When compared to a justice with a philosophy of judicial restraint, a justice with a philosophy of judicial activism is more likely to

• overturn an existing law

• use originality

• ignore current societal opinions

• leave policy making to elected officials

Which of the following lists steps in filling a Supreme Court vacancy?

• The nominee is questioned by the Senate and then by the Senate Judiciary Committee

• The nominee is questioned by the Supreme Court and then by the House

• The individual is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate

• The individual is nominated by the Senate and receives the consent of the House

The ________ amendment provides that state and local governments cannot deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law.

• 14th

• 5th

• 6th

• 4th