1. Chapter Fourteen
The Courts

2. The U. S. Supreme Court, with its ruling in the case Marbury v
The U.S. Supreme Court, with its ruling in the case Marbury v. Madison, established
a. the right of federal courts to hear state disputes.
b. the power of Congress to create additional federal courts.
c. the authority of the President to use a line-item veto on appropriations.
d. that state courts could not apply federal laws.
e. that the courts could review laws to determine if they conflicted with the Constitution.
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3. The U. S. Supreme Court, with its ruling in the case Marbury v
The U.S. Supreme Court, with its ruling in the case Marbury v. Madison, established
a. the right of federal courts to hear state disputes.
b. the power of Congress to create additional federal courts.
c. the authority of the President to use a line-item veto on appropriations.
d. that state courts could not apply federal laws.
e. that the courts could review laws to determine if they conflicted with the Constitution. (correct)
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4. Supreme Court review is granted to a case
a. at the discretion of the chief justice.
b. only by a unanimous vote of all justices.
c. at the request of any one justice.
d. when the district and appellate court rulings disagree.
e. by the permission of any four justices.
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5. Supreme Court review is granted to a case
a. at the discretion of the chief justice.
b. only by a unanimous vote of all justices.
c. at the request of any one justice.
d. when the district and appellate court rulings disagree.
e. by the permission of any four justices. (correct)
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6. Judges who practice judicial activism tend to
a. employ their own ideology or values when interpreting the law.
b. adhere closely to statutes and decisions in previous cases.
c. adapt the law to the perceived wishes of the popular majority.
d. lobby their fellow members of the Court.
e. ignore the law as it was intended or written.
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7. Judges who practice judicial activism tend to
a. employ their own ideology or values when interpreting the law. (correct)
b. adhere closely to statutes and decisions in previous cases.
c. adapt the law to the perceived wishes of the popular majority.
d. lobby their fellow members of the Court.
e. ignore the law as it was intended or written.
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8. Popular election of judges
a. occurs at all levels of American courts.
b. occurs in many states but nowhere in the federal system.
c. occurs only in federal courts.
d. has been suggested as a reform but is not currently used.
e. is declining in use.
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9. Popular election of judges
a. occurs at all levels of American courts.
b. occurs in many states but nowhere in the federal system. (correct)
c. occurs only in federal courts.
d. has been suggested as a reform but is not currently used.
e. is declining in use.
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10. The idea that the courts are a policymaking branch of government and that the individual values and interests of judges should reflect the different values and interests of the population at large is most consistent with
a. majoritarian democracy.
b. direct democracy.
c. the elite model of the American system.
d. pluralist democracy.
e. liberal democracy.
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11. The idea that the courts are a policymaking branch of government and that the individual values and interests of judges should reflect the different values and interests of the population at large is most consistent with
a. majoritarian democracy.
b. direct democracy.
c. the elite model of the American system.
d. pluralist democracy. (correct)
e. liberal democracy.
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