WorksheetsCourts Review (Chapter 8)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
America's federal judiciary is established in...
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Which branch of government has the authority to establish "inferior" federal courts?
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
State legislatures
The court that has the authority to hear a case first has
Appellate Jurisdiction
Primary Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Secondary Jurisdiction
How is the Judicial Branch able to check the power of the other branches?
By refusing to seat members of Congress
By impeaching members of the other branches
By using Judicial Review
By Judicial Declaration
The Supreme Court expresses its official opinion through the ________ _______
Judicial Review
Majority Opinion
Concurring Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
Which type of judicial philosophy goes by what is directly written within the Constitution to help to decide the case?
Judicial Restraint
Judicial Activism
The majority opinion, issued by the Supreme Court as the final decision of a case, becomes the standard or guide that will be followed in deciding similar cases in the future. this standard or guide is known as a
Precedent
Stare Decisis
Brief
Decision
The judicial philosophy that advocates the courts' active role in policymaking is called
strict constructionist
loose constructionist
judicial activism
judicial restraint
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each."
-Chief Justice John Marshall
Which of the following principles is most accurately reflected in the quote from John Marshall?
Republicanism
Judicial Review
Constitutionalism
Checks and Balances
What kind of opinion is written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion of the court?
Majority Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
Concurring Opinion
Minority Opinion
What is the document that must be filed in order for SCOTUS to hear an appeal?
Writ of Breve
Writ of Mandamus
Writ of Habeus Corpus
Writ of Certiorari
A guiding principle in which justices rely on precedent; basically states that the ruling in the lower court is upheld.
Dissenting Opinion
Amicus brief
Stare decisis
Original Jurisdiction
Literally meaning "friend of the court", these are submitted to the SCOTUS by non-parties in a case that have a stake in the case. Some justices read them. Some don't.
Amicus Curiae
Writ of habeus corpus
Miranda rights
Appellate jurisdiction
After the President nominates a federal judge...
They must be approved by a ⅔ majority in the senate
They must be approved by a simple majority in the senate
They must be approved by 60 senators
...they must be approve by a simple majority in the house
U.S. Supreme Court justices are appointed for
4 year terms
6 year terms
10 year terms
life
What is the "switch in time that saved nine" referring to
The 2012 Obamacare decision where the Court didn't rule it unconstitutional
The 1937 change from overturning New Deal programs in response to FDR's court-packing plan
When the Pittsburgh Pirates replaced all 9 starting players and won a World Series in 1960
A change in heart by President Franklin Roosevelt regarding his court-packing plan
Which institution must give "advice and consent" to presidential appointments?
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Senate
American Bar Association
A Supreme Court judge expresses the desire to change public policy and alter judicial precedent. Which of the following terms describes this action?
Judicial activism
Due process
Judicial restraint
Ex post facto lawmaking
Why do some scholars believe that the election of state-level judges is problematic?
It helps democratize the judicial system
It raises concerns that electoral pressures may later interfere with impartiality.
Because most are nonpartisan, citizens cannot use party identification as a cue in voting.
It increases the likelihood that voters will choose incumbents.
