Constitutional Law Quiz

What is the definition of a litigant?

• A person involved in a lawsuit

• A person involved in a criminal case

• A person involved in a civil case

• A person involved in a legal dispute

Which method of interpreting the Constitution focuses on the original meaning of the text?

• Textualism

• Originalism

• Fundamental principles

• Modernism or instrumentalism

Which method of interpreting the Constitution focuses on interpreting the language of the text?

• Textualism

• Originalism

• Fundamental principles

• Modernism or instrumentalism

Which method of interpreting the Constitution focuses on taking current-events and modern outlooks into account?

• Textualism

• Originalism

• Fundamental principles

• Modernism or instrumentalism

Which method of interpreting the Constitution looks to the historical context of when a given provision was drafted and ratified to shed light on its meaning

• Textualism

• Originalism

• Fundamental principles

• Modernism or instrumentalism

Which method of interpreting the Constitution looks to the historical context of when a given provision was drafted and ratified to shed light on its meaning

• Textualism

• Originalism

• Fundamental principles

• Modernism or instrumentalism

What does original jurisdiction mean?

• The Supreme Court is the first and only court to hear a case

• The Supreme Court can review any case from lower courts

• The Supreme Court can only hear cases involving disputes between states

• The Supreme Court can only hear cases involving disputes among ambassadors

What is a writ of certiorari?

• A request for the Supreme Court to order a lower court to send up the case record for review

• A request for the Supreme Court to dismiss a case

• A request for the Supreme Court to hear a case for the first time

• A request for the Supreme Court to issue a final decision on a case

What is the power of the People to directly propose and enact state laws and amendments called?

• Initiative

• Referendum

• Recall

• Police powers

Landmark Decision

• Court case decision that establish precedent

• Significant court case decisions that determines a new legal principle or concept

• significant court case

• historically significant court cases