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1
Before adoption of the U.S. Constitution,
A)there was no national judiciary.
B)there were competing court structures.
C)court cases were tried in Britain.
D)all disputes were handled by town commissioners.
E)None of these answers is correct.
2
Each state in the union contains at least one
A)federal appellate court.
B)federal district court.
C)Supreme Court branch court.
D)All these answers are correct.
E)None of these answers is correct.
3
Presidents largely nominate individuals to the Supreme Court who
A)are from the same geographic area as the president.
B)share the president's political philosophy.
C)have been successful trial attorneys for many years.
D)have experience in the prosecution of felons.
E)None of these answers is correct.
4
The Supreme Court, using the principle of judicial review, can do which of the following?
A)impeach members of the Congress
B)review all state court decisions dealing with malfeasance by public officials
C)declare a law passed by Congress and signed by the president to be unconstitutional
D)enact new laws to fill in gaps left by existing legislation
E)independently decide to review any statute enacted by Congress
5
How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?
A)12
B)19
C)9
D)7
E)None of these answers is correct
6
The two basic types of law in the American legal system are
A)commercial and criminal.
B)civil and criminal.
C)military and civilian.
D)public and private.
E)civic and criminal.
7
With regard to the lower courts, the Supreme Court's most important function is
A)establishing legal precedents that will guide their decisions.
B)correcting any technical mistakes they make in the cases they hear.
C)settling jurisdictional disputes among federal judges.
D)settling jurisdictional disputes between state and federal judges.
E)All these answers are correct.
8
Supreme Court justices are
A)chosen by Congress from a group of senior appellate court judges who have served more than 30 years.
B)selected by the Justice Search Commission.
C)nominated by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for life terms.
D)elected by the U.S. House of Representatives.
E)appointed by the U.S. Senate.
9
A judicial decision that establishes a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature is a
A)writ of certiorari.
B)landmark decision.
C)writ of mandamus.
D)precedent.
E)writ of error.
10
The Supreme Court hears only the cases
A)that it chooses to hear.
B)that are appealed from state supreme courts.
C)that are appealed from state district courts.
D)it deems the states will not hear.
E)None of these answers is correct.
11
Implementation of Supreme Court decisions frequently requires
A)the cooperation of the other branches of government.
B)the retrying of cases in lower federal courts or in the states.
C)the passage of new legislation, which may take years.
D)both the passage of new legislation, which may take years, and the cooperation of other branches of government.
E)All these answers are correct.
12
A Supreme Court justice who disagrees with a decision of the Court may write a
A)non-concurring opinion.
B)objection opinion.
C)dissenting opinion.
D)per curiam opinion.
E)None of these answers is correct.





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