CLEP 2 US Government
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The framers of the original Constitution thought that which of the following would best protect
judicial independence?
(A) Presidential nomination and senatorial confirmation
(B) The circuit-riding system
(C) An odd number of Supreme Court justices
(D) Judicial impeachments
(E) Life tenure during good behavior - (E) Life tenure during good behavior
Which of the following was a consequence of the new Deal legislation passed during the Great
Depression under the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
(A) States gained additional powers to pass legislation to relieve the economic problems of the
Depression
(B) The federal government became a more important agent of change than in previous
presidential administrations
(C) New presidential appointments to federal courts limited the judicial powers of the Supreme
Court
(D) Social policy became the primary concern of state governments
(E) Presidents have been much more likely to defend their creation of emergency acts by
claiming executive privilege - (B) The federal government became a more important agent of
change than in previous presidential administrations.
The power of judicial review was established in
(A) McCulloch v. Maryland
(B) Gitlow v. New York
(C) Dandridge v. Williams
, (D) Miranda v. Arizona
(E) Marbury v. Madison - (E) Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following is a check on the power of the United States Supreme Court?
(A) Congress controls the number of justices who may sit on the Court
(B) The Court has the power to enforce its decisions.
(C) Cases involving a state's laws can be heard only through the Court's original jurisdiction.
(D) The Court reviews all legislation after the president signs it into law.
(E) Congress cannot rewrite or repass a law that the Court has declared unconstitutional. - (A)
Congress controls the number of justices who may sit on the Court
Which of the following accurately describes a type of opinion that Supreme Court Justices issue
I. A majority opinion
II. A concurring opinion
III. A dissenting opinion
(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) III only
(E) I, II, and III - (E) I, II, and III
The practice whereby individual senators can veto federal judicial nominations in their
respective states is called
(A) logrolling
(B) preferential treatment
(C) senatorial prerogative
(D) senatorial courtesy
Exam Mastery Kit | Complete Question Bank with Solved Answers and Revision
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The framers of the original Constitution thought that which of the following would best protect
judicial independence?
(A) Presidential nomination and senatorial confirmation
(B) The circuit-riding system
(C) An odd number of Supreme Court justices
(D) Judicial impeachments
(E) Life tenure during good behavior - (E) Life tenure during good behavior
Which of the following was a consequence of the new Deal legislation passed during the Great
Depression under the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
(A) States gained additional powers to pass legislation to relieve the economic problems of the
Depression
(B) The federal government became a more important agent of change than in previous
presidential administrations
(C) New presidential appointments to federal courts limited the judicial powers of the Supreme
Court
(D) Social policy became the primary concern of state governments
(E) Presidents have been much more likely to defend their creation of emergency acts by
claiming executive privilege - (B) The federal government became a more important agent of
change than in previous presidential administrations.
The power of judicial review was established in
(A) McCulloch v. Maryland
(B) Gitlow v. New York
(C) Dandridge v. Williams
, (D) Miranda v. Arizona
(E) Marbury v. Madison - (E) Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following is a check on the power of the United States Supreme Court?
(A) Congress controls the number of justices who may sit on the Court
(B) The Court has the power to enforce its decisions.
(C) Cases involving a state's laws can be heard only through the Court's original jurisdiction.
(D) The Court reviews all legislation after the president signs it into law.
(E) Congress cannot rewrite or repass a law that the Court has declared unconstitutional. - (A)
Congress controls the number of justices who may sit on the Court
Which of the following accurately describes a type of opinion that Supreme Court Justices issue
I. A majority opinion
II. A concurring opinion
III. A dissenting opinion
(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) III only
(E) I, II, and III - (E) I, II, and III
The practice whereby individual senators can veto federal judicial nominations in their
respective states is called
(A) logrolling
(B) preferential treatment
(C) senatorial prerogative
(D) senatorial courtesy
