Mindtap Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
____ is the right of the federal courts to declare laws of Congress and acts of the executive
branch unconstitutional. - CORRECT ANSWER - Judicial review
The ______ approach is the method holding that judges should confine themselves to applying
those rules stated in or clearly implied by the language of the Constitution. - CORRECT
ANSWER - judicial restraint
The ______ approach argues that judges should discover the general principles underlying the
Constitution and its often vague language, amplify those principles on the basis of some moral or
economic philosophy, and apply them to cases. - CORRECT ANSWER - activist
Which of the following statements concerning the Founders and the courts is INCORRECT? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Most Founders did not expect the Supreme Court to have the power
of judicial review
In Federalist No. Seventy-eight, Alexander Hamilton described ___ as "least dangerous" to
political rights. - CORRECT ANSWER - the judiciary
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held that - CORRECT ANSWER - the Court
could declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
The Dred Scott case proved to be a catalyst for - CORRECT ANSWER - the Civil War
From the end of the Civil War to the 1930s, the Supreme Court was primarily occupied with -
CORRECT ANSWER - economic regulation by government
From 1937 to 1974, the Supreme Court focused on overturning acts of Congress that -
CORRECT ANSWER - violated personal political liberties
,Franklin Roosevelt's court-packing plan would have allowed him to name a new justice -
CORRECT ANSWER - for every sitting justice older than age seventy
One basic difference between a constitutional court and a legislative court is that - CORRECT
ANSWER - constitutional court judges cannot be fired
Senatorial courtesy is an especially important consideration in nominations to - CORRECT
ANSWER - district courts
The litmus testing of a judicial candidate is a test of the candidate's - CORRECT ANSWER -
ideology
When the Court issues a ____, it means four justices have agreed to hear a lower-court case -
CORRECT ANSWER - writ of certiorari
Which of the following people would be eligible to send an in forma pauperis petition to the
Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWER - a person who is considered poor
Standing, in a federal court, refers to - CORRECT ANSWER - a legal rule stating who is
authorized to start a lawsuit
Under the doctrine of ______ , you cannot sue the government without its consent. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sovereign immunity
The famous Brown v. Board of Education case, in which the Supreme Court found that Linda
Brown was denied equal protection of the laws due to segregation of Topeka public schools, is an
example of ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - a class-action suit
, The ____ decides what cases the government will appeal from lower courts and personally
approves every case the government presents to the Supreme Court. - CORRECT ANSWER -
solicitor general
When Allan Bakke complained he had been the victim of reverse discrimination at University of
California medical school, there were 58 _____ briefs filed supporting or opposing his position -
CORRECT ANSWER - amicus
If a justice agrees with the outcome of a case, but not the logic of the Court's majority, he or she
would probably write a ____ opinion - CORRECT ANSWER - concurring
All of the following justices are part of the Court's "conservative bloc" EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The principle of precedent, or the informal rule of "let the decision stand," is known as -
CORRECT ANSWER - stare decisis
A judicial order known as a remedy is set forth when a judge - CORRECT ANSWER -
believes something to be wrong
Which of the following does NOT represent a check on the judiciary by Congress? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Congress can merely ignore Constitutional provisions if a majority concur.
The majority of nations with party competition which are headed by a directly-elected president
are in - CORRECT ANSWER - North and South America
In the United States, a unified government occurs when - CORRECT ANSWER - the same
party controls the White House and both houses of Congress
Compared to a British prime minister, an American president has ____ ability to decide what
laws get passed - CORRECT ANSWER - less
Questions and CORRECT Answers
____ is the right of the federal courts to declare laws of Congress and acts of the executive
branch unconstitutional. - CORRECT ANSWER - Judicial review
The ______ approach is the method holding that judges should confine themselves to applying
those rules stated in or clearly implied by the language of the Constitution. - CORRECT
ANSWER - judicial restraint
The ______ approach argues that judges should discover the general principles underlying the
Constitution and its often vague language, amplify those principles on the basis of some moral or
economic philosophy, and apply them to cases. - CORRECT ANSWER - activist
Which of the following statements concerning the Founders and the courts is INCORRECT? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Most Founders did not expect the Supreme Court to have the power
of judicial review
In Federalist No. Seventy-eight, Alexander Hamilton described ___ as "least dangerous" to
political rights. - CORRECT ANSWER - the judiciary
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held that - CORRECT ANSWER - the Court
could declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
The Dred Scott case proved to be a catalyst for - CORRECT ANSWER - the Civil War
From the end of the Civil War to the 1930s, the Supreme Court was primarily occupied with -
CORRECT ANSWER - economic regulation by government
From 1937 to 1974, the Supreme Court focused on overturning acts of Congress that -
CORRECT ANSWER - violated personal political liberties
,Franklin Roosevelt's court-packing plan would have allowed him to name a new justice -
CORRECT ANSWER - for every sitting justice older than age seventy
One basic difference between a constitutional court and a legislative court is that - CORRECT
ANSWER - constitutional court judges cannot be fired
Senatorial courtesy is an especially important consideration in nominations to - CORRECT
ANSWER - district courts
The litmus testing of a judicial candidate is a test of the candidate's - CORRECT ANSWER -
ideology
When the Court issues a ____, it means four justices have agreed to hear a lower-court case -
CORRECT ANSWER - writ of certiorari
Which of the following people would be eligible to send an in forma pauperis petition to the
Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWER - a person who is considered poor
Standing, in a federal court, refers to - CORRECT ANSWER - a legal rule stating who is
authorized to start a lawsuit
Under the doctrine of ______ , you cannot sue the government without its consent. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sovereign immunity
The famous Brown v. Board of Education case, in which the Supreme Court found that Linda
Brown was denied equal protection of the laws due to segregation of Topeka public schools, is an
example of ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - a class-action suit
, The ____ decides what cases the government will appeal from lower courts and personally
approves every case the government presents to the Supreme Court. - CORRECT ANSWER -
solicitor general
When Allan Bakke complained he had been the victim of reverse discrimination at University of
California medical school, there were 58 _____ briefs filed supporting or opposing his position -
CORRECT ANSWER - amicus
If a justice agrees with the outcome of a case, but not the logic of the Court's majority, he or she
would probably write a ____ opinion - CORRECT ANSWER - concurring
All of the following justices are part of the Court's "conservative bloc" EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The principle of precedent, or the informal rule of "let the decision stand," is known as -
CORRECT ANSWER - stare decisis
A judicial order known as a remedy is set forth when a judge - CORRECT ANSWER -
believes something to be wrong
Which of the following does NOT represent a check on the judiciary by Congress? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Congress can merely ignore Constitutional provisions if a majority concur.
The majority of nations with party competition which are headed by a directly-elected president
are in - CORRECT ANSWER - North and South America
In the United States, a unified government occurs when - CORRECT ANSWER - the same
party controls the White House and both houses of Congress
Compared to a British prime minister, an American president has ____ ability to decide what
laws get passed - CORRECT ANSWER - less
