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American Constitutional Law
Introductory Essays and Selected
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Cases 18th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Alpheus Thomas Mason
Donald Grier Stephenson
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
© Alpheus Thomas Mason & Donald Grier Stephenson.
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All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution
without permission is prohibited.
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TEST BANK
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Test Bankjiuh
— American Constitutional Law: Introductory Essays and
Selected Cases, 18th Edition — Alpheus Thomas Mason and Donald Grier
Stephenson
Description
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This test bank corresponds to the 18th edition of American Constitutional Law:
Introductory Essays and Selected Cases by Alpheus Thomas Mason and Donald
Grier Stephenson. It follows the official textbook structure and provides
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comprehensive assessment materials that integrate constitutional history, legal
doctrine, and landmark Supreme Court decisions. Coverage emphasizes the
development of federal judicial power, separation of powers, federalism,
economic regulation, and individual rights and liberties under the U.S.
Constitution.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal Courts
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Chapter 2: The Supreme Court in the American Constitutional System
Chapter 3: Legislative Power
Chapter 4: Executive Power
Chapter 5: The Separation of Powers
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Chapter 6: Federalism
Chapter 7: The Commerce Power
Chapter 8: The Taxing and Spending Power
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Chapter 9: Property Rights and the Development of Due Process
Chapter 10: The Bill of Rights and the States
Chapter 11: First Amendment Freedoms: Religion
Chapter 12: First Amendment Freedoms: Expression, Assembly, and
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Association
Chapter 13: The Rights of the Accused
Chapter 14: Equal Protection of the Laws
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Chapter 15: Political Participation and the Right to Vote
© Medgeek
, Test Bank for American Constitutional Law
Introductory Essays and Selected Cases, 18e
Alpheus Thomas Mason, Donald Grier
Stephenson (All Chapters)
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Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal
Courts
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Multiple Choice
1. Article III of the Constitution provides that the Supreme Court “. . . shall have _____
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Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations
as the _____ shall make.”
a. original; Congress
*b. appellate; Congress
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c. original; Supreme Court
d. appellate; Supreme Court
2. Under Article III, _____ controls the jurisdiction, both original and appellate, of the
lower federal courts.
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a. the Supreme Court
*b. the Congress
c. the president
d. the Justice Department
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3. Article II enumerates specific powers granted to the president. These include the
authority to _____.
*a. nominate federal judges
b. suspend writs of habeas corpus
c. withhold privileged communications
d. all of the above
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4. The fundamental threshold question that must be addressed in any lawsuit is that of
_____.
a. attainder
b. ex post facto
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c. certiorari
*d. jurisdiction
, 5. After determining that a real case or controversy exists, a federal court must ascertain
whether the party initiating the litigation has _____.
a. jurisdiction
b. a cause of action
*c. standing
d. an injunction
6. A case is considered _____ if the issues that gave rise to it have been resolved or
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otherwise disappeared.
a. unripe
b. exhausted
*c. moot
d. hypothetical
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7. An appeal from a decision by a U.S. District Court in California is typically heard by
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the _____.
*a. Ninth Circuit
b. First Circuit
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c. Third Circuit
d. Federal Circuit
8. An appeal in a patent case from a U.S. district court in New Jersey will typically be
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heard by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the _____.
a. Third Circuit
*b. Federal Circuit
c. Fifth Circuit
d. District of Columbia Circuit.
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9. An appeal from a ruling by the Court of Appeals of Veterans Claims is typically heard
by _____.
a. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
b. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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c. The Virginia Supreme Court
*d. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
10. A case appealed from the U.S. District Court in Guam will typically be heard by
_____.
a. The Supreme Court of California
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b. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
*c. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
d. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
11. Search warrants in the federal court system are ordinarily issued by _____.
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a. U.S. district judges
b. a law clerk
American Constitutional Law
Introductory Essays and Selected
ST
Cases 18th Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
Alpheus Thomas Mason
Donald Grier Stephenson
PP
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
RO
and Students
© Alpheus Thomas Mason & Donald Grier Stephenson.
VE
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution
without permission is prohibited.
D?
||| ||| || ||| || | || ||| | || ||| |
TEST BANK
© Medgeek
, Edrftgyihu
Test Bankjiuh
— American Constitutional Law: Introductory Essays and
Selected Cases, 18th Edition — Alpheus Thomas Mason and Donald Grier
Stephenson
Description
ST
This test bank corresponds to the 18th edition of American Constitutional Law:
Introductory Essays and Selected Cases by Alpheus Thomas Mason and Donald
Grier Stephenson. It follows the official textbook structure and provides
UV
comprehensive assessment materials that integrate constitutional history, legal
doctrine, and landmark Supreme Court decisions. Coverage emphasizes the
development of federal judicial power, separation of powers, federalism,
economic regulation, and individual rights and liberties under the U.S.
Constitution.
IA
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal Courts
_A
Chapter 2: The Supreme Court in the American Constitutional System
Chapter 3: Legislative Power
Chapter 4: Executive Power
Chapter 5: The Separation of Powers
PP
Chapter 6: Federalism
Chapter 7: The Commerce Power
Chapter 8: The Taxing and Spending Power
RO
Chapter 9: Property Rights and the Development of Due Process
Chapter 10: The Bill of Rights and the States
Chapter 11: First Amendment Freedoms: Religion
Chapter 12: First Amendment Freedoms: Expression, Assembly, and
VE
Association
Chapter 13: The Rights of the Accused
Chapter 14: Equal Protection of the Laws
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Chapter 15: Political Participation and the Right to Vote
© Medgeek
, Test Bank for American Constitutional Law
Introductory Essays and Selected Cases, 18e
Alpheus Thomas Mason, Donald Grier
Stephenson (All Chapters)
ONE
ST
Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal
Courts
UV
Multiple Choice
1. Article III of the Constitution provides that the Supreme Court “. . . shall have _____
IA
Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations
as the _____ shall make.”
a. original; Congress
*b. appellate; Congress
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c. original; Supreme Court
d. appellate; Supreme Court
2. Under Article III, _____ controls the jurisdiction, both original and appellate, of the
lower federal courts.
PP
a. the Supreme Court
*b. the Congress
c. the president
d. the Justice Department
RO
3. Article II enumerates specific powers granted to the president. These include the
authority to _____.
*a. nominate federal judges
b. suspend writs of habeas corpus
c. withhold privileged communications
d. all of the above
VE
4. The fundamental threshold question that must be addressed in any lawsuit is that of
_____.
a. attainder
b. ex post facto
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c. certiorari
*d. jurisdiction
, 5. After determining that a real case or controversy exists, a federal court must ascertain
whether the party initiating the litigation has _____.
a. jurisdiction
b. a cause of action
*c. standing
d. an injunction
6. A case is considered _____ if the issues that gave rise to it have been resolved or
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otherwise disappeared.
a. unripe
b. exhausted
*c. moot
d. hypothetical
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7. An appeal from a decision by a U.S. District Court in California is typically heard by
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the _____.
*a. Ninth Circuit
b. First Circuit
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c. Third Circuit
d. Federal Circuit
8. An appeal in a patent case from a U.S. district court in New Jersey will typically be
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heard by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the _____.
a. Third Circuit
*b. Federal Circuit
c. Fifth Circuit
d. District of Columbia Circuit.
PP
9. An appeal from a ruling by the Court of Appeals of Veterans Claims is typically heard
by _____.
a. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
b. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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c. The Virginia Supreme Court
*d. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
10. A case appealed from the U.S. District Court in Guam will typically be heard by
_____.
a. The Supreme Court of California
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b. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
*c. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
d. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
11. Search warrants in the federal court system are ordinarily issued by _____.
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a. U.S. district judges
b. a law clerk
