Judicial Branch REVIEW

What is the purpose of the judicial branch?

• Pass law

• Enforce law

• Interpret law

• Veto law

What is the best example of due process?

• An unfavorable law not passing

• Campaign promise to get elected

• Lawmakers pass motion to begin removal of executive

• Judge issues opinion article about effect of new law

If the Supreme Court determines something is unconstitutional, what principle of government is being applied?

• Judicial review

• Checks and balances

• Rule of law

• Separation of power

If a police officer searches you without a warrant, what is most directly affected?

• Right to counsel

• Protections against unreasonable search and seizure

• Consent of the governed

• Right to trial by jury

What of the following due process protections are afforded to a defendant during a criminal trial?

• Request a retrial if testimony is unclear

• Innocent until proven guilty

• Determine the location of the trial

• Ignore evidence

Which of the following decisions would meet the appropriateness of affirmative action?

• The mIlitary cannot discriminate based upon physical ability

• Colleges can have minimum standards for admission

• A college must admit a majority of people who apply for admission

• Public schools cannot discriminate on the basis of gender

Which principle of government is most closely associated with ensuring all people are represented in the government without discrimination?

• Equal protection

• Popular sovereignty

• Rule of law

• Individual rights and freedoms

This system of government allows for the national, state, and local government to have their own power, but the national government's powers cannot be violated by state or local government.

• Authoritarianism

• Federalism

• Confederacy

• Oligarchy

This is the concept of applying the national government's powers to the state government to uphold.

• Federalism

• Consent of the governed

• Popular sovereignty

• Incorporation