GOVT 2305 EXAM 3 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
REVIEW COMPILATION
●● If someone is an advocate of the philosophy of judicial restraint, he
or she believes
Answer: in looking only at the words of the Constitution in order to
understand its meaning.
●● What did the justices rule in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend
Affirmative Action (2014)?
Answer: A Michigan ballot initiative that resulted in a ban on racial
preferences in college admissions was constitutional
●● Baker v. Carr (1962) involved ________.
Answer: apportionment of legislative seats
●● Which of the following best describes the role of the solicitor
general?
Answer: The solicitor general is the lawyer who represents the United
States before the Supreme Court in cases where the federal government
is a party.
,●● About ________ percent of all cases in the United States are heard in
federal courts.
Answer: 1
●● Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court is true?
Answer: A) The justices upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable
Care Act.
B) The justices ruled that police are not allowed to attach a global-
positioning device to a car belonging to a suspected drug dealer without
first obtaining a valid warrant.
C) The justices ruled that states cannot mandate a sentence of life in
prison without the possibility of parole for minors who are found guilty
of homicide.
D) The justices ruled that state legislatures could not ban corporate
expenditures in support of or opposition to a political candidate or party
E) all of the above
Correct
Answer: E
●● The power of the Supreme Court to review state actions and
legislation comes from ________.
Answer: Marbury v. Madison
,●● Under normal rules of oral argument, each lawyer has ________ to
present his or her case before the Supreme Court.
Answer: 30 Minutes
●● Through the exercise of ________, the Supreme Court has held
actions or laws of the executive and legislative branches
unconstitutional.
Answer: judicial review
●● Which of the following is part of the Miranda rule?
Answer: Arrested people have the right to remain silent.
●● There are ________ U.S. district courts.
Answer: 94
●● Which of the following is NOT a traditional limitation on the power
of the federal courts?
Answer: the ability of Congress to reduce federal judges' salaries
●● Activist judges believe that federal judges should
Answer: go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the
broader societal implications of their decisions.
, ●● The assignment of the opinion in a Supreme Court case is
Answer: important because differences in wording and emphasis can
have important implications for how the decision is interpreted in future
litigation.
●● Which of the following is the essence of the rule of law?
Answer: Every state must judge government officials by the same laws
as its citizens are judged.
●● The increase of administrative agencies since the New Deal has
resulted in a(n)
Answer: delegation of power by Congress to administrative agencies.
●● The size of the U.S. Supreme Court is set by ________.
Answer: Congress
●● Normally, ________ judge(s) hear(s) a specific case on a federal
circuit court of appeals.
Answer: 3
●● When a private individual brings a suit against a company for
breaking a contract, this is an example of ________ law.
Answer: civil
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
REVIEW COMPILATION
●● If someone is an advocate of the philosophy of judicial restraint, he
or she believes
Answer: in looking only at the words of the Constitution in order to
understand its meaning.
●● What did the justices rule in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend
Affirmative Action (2014)?
Answer: A Michigan ballot initiative that resulted in a ban on racial
preferences in college admissions was constitutional
●● Baker v. Carr (1962) involved ________.
Answer: apportionment of legislative seats
●● Which of the following best describes the role of the solicitor
general?
Answer: The solicitor general is the lawyer who represents the United
States before the Supreme Court in cases where the federal government
is a party.
,●● About ________ percent of all cases in the United States are heard in
federal courts.
Answer: 1
●● Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court is true?
Answer: A) The justices upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable
Care Act.
B) The justices ruled that police are not allowed to attach a global-
positioning device to a car belonging to a suspected drug dealer without
first obtaining a valid warrant.
C) The justices ruled that states cannot mandate a sentence of life in
prison without the possibility of parole for minors who are found guilty
of homicide.
D) The justices ruled that state legislatures could not ban corporate
expenditures in support of or opposition to a political candidate or party
E) all of the above
Correct
Answer: E
●● The power of the Supreme Court to review state actions and
legislation comes from ________.
Answer: Marbury v. Madison
,●● Under normal rules of oral argument, each lawyer has ________ to
present his or her case before the Supreme Court.
Answer: 30 Minutes
●● Through the exercise of ________, the Supreme Court has held
actions or laws of the executive and legislative branches
unconstitutional.
Answer: judicial review
●● Which of the following is part of the Miranda rule?
Answer: Arrested people have the right to remain silent.
●● There are ________ U.S. district courts.
Answer: 94
●● Which of the following is NOT a traditional limitation on the power
of the federal courts?
Answer: the ability of Congress to reduce federal judges' salaries
●● Activist judges believe that federal judges should
Answer: go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the
broader societal implications of their decisions.
, ●● The assignment of the opinion in a Supreme Court case is
Answer: important because differences in wording and emphasis can
have important implications for how the decision is interpreted in future
litigation.
●● Which of the following is the essence of the rule of law?
Answer: Every state must judge government officials by the same laws
as its citizens are judged.
●● The increase of administrative agencies since the New Deal has
resulted in a(n)
Answer: delegation of power by Congress to administrative agencies.
●● The size of the U.S. Supreme Court is set by ________.
Answer: Congress
●● Normally, ________ judge(s) hear(s) a specific case on a federal
circuit court of appeals.
Answer: 3
●● When a private individual brings a suit against a company for
breaking a contract, this is an example of ________ law.
Answer: civil
