POLI 330 Final Exam Newest 2026 Questions
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What kind of courts are least accessible to societal actors? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- where only office holders have standing
- where the courts can intervene at only one point in the legislative process
What kind of courts are most accessible to societal actors? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- where the courts can be accessed by a whole number of diff. actors
- where the courts can be accessed at different points in the legislative process
- becomes a locust for societal interest
- more relevant to the political process
Is the French court typical or atypical? - CORRECT ANSWER-ATYPlCAL,
different from traditional Kelsenian model
True or false: the French const. court is meant to be a fundamental rights
interpreter/watch dog - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE, meant to regulate potential
disputes between the legislature and executive
,priority preliminary ruling of
constitutionality - CORRECT ANSWER-- In France
- judiciary's reference of a case to the constitutional court, required for an
individual's case to reach court (but treated in abstract once there)
- individuals still don't have standing
Who has rule of standing in the Italian const. court? - CORRECT ANSWER-- the
ordinary judiciary can refer laws in the abstract when they encounter
constitutional
issues
- The national government can challenge regional laws, and vice versa, but only
within 60
days of promulgation
- result: not alot of cases
True or false, the Italian const. court is mainly a referee? - CORRECT ANSWER--
often a referee b/w different state inst., mainly b/w regional and central
governments
,Substantive decisions - CORRECT ANSWER-- when court delivers strict
guidelines of interpretation in which the CC says that the law is constitutional but
only if interpreted in this specific way
- Attempt to have both impact on the law and not say that this law is
unconstitutional
- Leave the law in place, but affect the way in which it is applied
Additive decisions - CORRECT ANSWER-- introduces additional text intot he
law in order to make it constitutional
- The CC sees some sort of potential fault in the law but does not want to
invalidate the law
- You have to just add a few things here/there to make it immune from
constitutional challenges
True or false, the German const. court is very accessible - CORRECT ANSWER-
TRUE
True or false, the German const. court has limited jurisdiction - CORRECT
ANSWER-TRUE
- invisioned as the guardian of constitutional rights and the interpreter of the
constitution
, - wide mandate
True or False, the German const. court is more pre-occupied with enforcing norms
- CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE, primarily focused on making law
- become a widely accepted view of the mandate of the German const. court
When did the Russian const. court first assert itself as a political actor? -
CORRECT ANSWER-- centre of the most fundamental disputes of Russian
disputes
- '93 the executive president (Yeltsin) who was pursing reforms away from the
command economy
- vs the communist party
- zero-sum battle ensued
Rule of Law - CORRECT ANSWER-- modern definition comes from work by
Dicey in 1885
- equal responsibility and protection under rule of law, meaning equal for all
members
- gvmts should also be restrained by the rule of law
- laws have to be prospective (apply from when they're passed onwards), publicly
promulgated (available to the public) and universal
and Correct Detailed Answers Already Graded A+
What kind of courts are least accessible to societal actors? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- where only office holders have standing
- where the courts can intervene at only one point in the legislative process
What kind of courts are most accessible to societal actors? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- where the courts can be accessed by a whole number of diff. actors
- where the courts can be accessed at different points in the legislative process
- becomes a locust for societal interest
- more relevant to the political process
Is the French court typical or atypical? - CORRECT ANSWER-ATYPlCAL,
different from traditional Kelsenian model
True or false: the French const. court is meant to be a fundamental rights
interpreter/watch dog - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE, meant to regulate potential
disputes between the legislature and executive
,priority preliminary ruling of
constitutionality - CORRECT ANSWER-- In France
- judiciary's reference of a case to the constitutional court, required for an
individual's case to reach court (but treated in abstract once there)
- individuals still don't have standing
Who has rule of standing in the Italian const. court? - CORRECT ANSWER-- the
ordinary judiciary can refer laws in the abstract when they encounter
constitutional
issues
- The national government can challenge regional laws, and vice versa, but only
within 60
days of promulgation
- result: not alot of cases
True or false, the Italian const. court is mainly a referee? - CORRECT ANSWER--
often a referee b/w different state inst., mainly b/w regional and central
governments
,Substantive decisions - CORRECT ANSWER-- when court delivers strict
guidelines of interpretation in which the CC says that the law is constitutional but
only if interpreted in this specific way
- Attempt to have both impact on the law and not say that this law is
unconstitutional
- Leave the law in place, but affect the way in which it is applied
Additive decisions - CORRECT ANSWER-- introduces additional text intot he
law in order to make it constitutional
- The CC sees some sort of potential fault in the law but does not want to
invalidate the law
- You have to just add a few things here/there to make it immune from
constitutional challenges
True or false, the German const. court is very accessible - CORRECT ANSWER-
TRUE
True or false, the German const. court has limited jurisdiction - CORRECT
ANSWER-TRUE
- invisioned as the guardian of constitutional rights and the interpreter of the
constitution
, - wide mandate
True or False, the German const. court is more pre-occupied with enforcing norms
- CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE, primarily focused on making law
- become a widely accepted view of the mandate of the German const. court
When did the Russian const. court first assert itself as a political actor? -
CORRECT ANSWER-- centre of the most fundamental disputes of Russian
disputes
- '93 the executive president (Yeltsin) who was pursing reforms away from the
command economy
- vs the communist party
- zero-sum battle ensued
Rule of Law - CORRECT ANSWER-- modern definition comes from work by
Dicey in 1885
- equal responsibility and protection under rule of law, meaning equal for all
members
- gvmts should also be restrained by the rule of law
- laws have to be prospective (apply from when they're passed onwards), publicly
promulgated (available to the public) and universal
