WorksheetsHGov Chapter 14 Challenge
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In Bush v. Gore (2000),
a majority of justices ruled that the manual recount in Florida violated the equal protection clause.
the most conservative justices sided with George W. Bush.
the justices invoked their individual interpretations of the case.
the justices upheld the decision of the Florida Supreme Court.
None of the choices are correct.
The Supreme Court receives about _____ applications for review every year.
1,000
3,000
7,000
12,000
25,000
_____ was the first female Supreme Court justice in the United States.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O'Connor
Jeanne Kirkpatrick
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Nancy Kassebaum
_____ was the first African American Supreme Court justice in the United States.
Clarence Thomas
Antonin Scalia
Thurgood Marshall
Louis Brandeis
Felix Frankfurter
Which of the following statements is true?
The vast majority of cases involve issues of statutory and administrative law.
The vast majority of cases involve issues of constitutional law.
Most cases are federal cases.
Most cases are state cases.
None of the choices are correct.
The number of women and minority group federal judges increased greatly because of the judicial appointments of President
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
The American legal system is based on the _____ tradition.
Irish
French
English
Italian
Greek
Which of the following acts as a constraint on federal judges?
U.S. Constitution
statutory law
precedent
political preferences of judges
None of the choices are correct.
Which of the following decisions suggests that the Supreme Court justices are attentive to public opinion?
voluntary school prayer in the public schools
desegregation of public schools with all deliberate speed
police must inform suspected felons of their rights
citizens cannot burn the flag
None of the choices are correct.
The Supreme Court's term begins on
January 1
March 1
July 1
October 1
November 30
Each state has
a federal district court.
a circuit court of appeals.
a district court and a circuit court.
a specialized tax court.
None of the choices are correct.
Typically, the Supreme Court justices review about _____ percent of the cases heard by the circuit court of appeals.
1
10
20
33
50
The merit plan for selecting state judges is used more prevalently in
New England.
the South.
the Middle Atlantic states.
the middle of the country.
the West coast.
_____ was rejected as a Supreme Court nominee in 1987.
Anthony Kennedy
Douglas Ginsberg
Robert Bork
Clarence Thomas
David Souter
John Marshall was appointed chief justice by President
George Washington
John Adams
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Which of the following was not appointed by President Ronald Reagan?
William Rehnquist
Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy
John Paul Stevens
What is an amicus curiae brief?
"on behalf of the court" brief
"friend of the court" brief
"educate the court" brief
"to help the court" brief
None of the choices are correct.
The Supreme Court obtained the power of judicial review in
Article III of the Constitution.
the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Federalist No.78.
Marbury v. Madison (1803).
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819).
Most federal cases are resolved by
mediators.
district court judges.
circuit court judges.
Supreme Court justices.
None of the choices are correct.
The sovereignty of each state is protected by
federal law.
Article VI of the Constitution.
the First Amendment.
the Tenth Amendment.
heritage and cultural traditions.
