(Key Terms) AP GOV Judiciary

Which of the following statements is true about Congress's influence over Supreme Court decision making?

• Congress can pass laws to prohibit judicial activism

• The Senate can filibuster court decisions

• Congress has significant control over the court's appellate jurisdiction

• The Senate can decide which cases the Supreme Court will hear

• District court judges ae reviewed by Congress every 10 years.

Which statement concerning Article III in the US Constitution is FALSE?

• Gave Congress the power to create the lower federal court system

• Gave Congress the power to set the number of Supreme Court justices

• Created the Supreme Court

• Set criteria that nominees for federal judgeships must have

The Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison

• enabled William Marbury to become a federal judge

• stripped the President of his power to appoint federal judges

• upheld the Necessary and Proper Clause

• established the Court’s power of judicial review

The most important reason why the U.S. needed a national court system was that

• Congress had too much power to interpret the laws

• people were ignoring the decisions of the State courts

• each State was interpreting federal laws for itself and choosing which decisions to follow

• state courts were not interpreting their state laws correctly

A justice of the Supreme Court writes a dissenting opinion because

• he does not agree with the majority opinion

• he agrees with the majority opinion, but for different reasons

• he has recused himself from the case

• he wants to explain the slip opinion

Acceptance of a writ of certiorari is based on all of the following EXCEPT

• A court decision that conflicts with precedent

• Inconsistencies between courts of different states

• conflicting decisions in different circuits of US Court of Appeals

• Court decisions across the nation that agree on matters of constitutionality

The purpose of the litmus test as applied to judicial nominees is to

• Ensure the nominee is qualified to serve on the court

• Determine the views of nominees on an important issue

• Gain support of the American Bar Association before the nomination

• Provide a geographic balance to the Supreme Court

Which of the following is not a check on judicial activism?

• amendment process

• statutory construction

• justices serve for life

• Exceptions Clause

The judiciary is referred to as the least dangerous branch in Federalist 78 for each of the following reasons EXCEPT

• Does not have power of the purse

• Cannot implement court decisions

• Has the power of judicial review

• Does not have power of the sword

Answer explanation

Seen by Hamilton as not having any real influence over Congress & President

no power of purse or sword

Need help from Congress and president to implement and uphold decisions of court

Which is not a reason judges should serve a life tenure according to Hamilton in Federalist 78?

• to ensure judges gain valuable experience

• ensure judicial independence

• ensure judges are well qualified