Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer

1		A Supreme Court justice who votes with the majority but for different legal reasons than the other justices in the majority would likely write what type of opinion?
			A)	majority
			B)	minority
			C)	dissenting
			D)	concurring
2		The lowest level of the federal court system is the:
			A)	court of appeal.
			B)	highest level of the state courts.
			C)	district court.
			D)	justice of the peace.
3		The U.S. Supreme Court makes its decisions:
			A)	in a very quick turnaround time frame.
			B)	in open hearing with the lawyers to the cases present.
			C)	by polling the states' best judges.
			D)	by consulting the president beforehand.
			E)	in judicial conference.
4		Justices on the losing side of a case can write which type of opinion?
			A)	certiorari
			B)	majority
			C)	concurring
			D)	dissenting
			E)	plurality
5		What can influence major shifts in the U.S. Supreme Court's positions on broad issues?
			A)	changes in membership on the court.
			B)	political trends.
			C)	public opinion.
			D)	b and c only.
			E)	a, b and c.
6		A Supreme Court justice who votes with the majority but for different legal reasons than the other justices in the majority would likely write what type of opinion?
			A)	majority
			B)	minority
			C)	dissenting
			D)	concurring
7		The lowest level of the federal court system is the:
			A)	court of appeal.
			B)	highest level of the state courts.
			C)	district court.
			D)	justice of the peace.
8		The U.S. Supreme Court makes its decisions:
			A)	in a very quick turnaround time frame.
			B)	in open hearing with the lawyers to the cases present.
			C)	by polling the states' best judges.
			D)	by consulting the president beforehand.
			E)	in judicial conference.
9		Justices on the losing side of a case can write which type of opinion?
			A)	certiorari
			B)	majority
			C)	concurring
			D)	dissenting
			E)	plurality
10		What can influence major shifts in the U.S. Supreme Court's positions on broad issues?
			A)	changes in membership on the court.
			B)	political trends.
			C)	public opinion.
			D)	b and c only.
			E)	a, b and c.