Deck 12: Epilogue

Question 1

A study of the US Supreme Court decisions indicates that the Court is complex and operates in a vacuum.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A study of the Court's history indicates that it has always been politicized.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In the final days of the Trump administration, the Supreme Court avoided deciding many controversial issues and followed Chief Justice John Roberts's objective of keeping the Court out of the political spotlight.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The United States Government is divided into three branches under the Constitution: legislative, law enforcement, and judiciary.

Question 5

Under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson, the judiciary was established as the superior branch of government.

Question 6

Jefferson's relation with the Supreme Court was strained and he contended that the people were sovereign.

Question 7

The U.S. Constitution does not mandate the size of the Supreme Court.

Question 8

John Marshall was the first chief justice of the Court.

Question 9

The office of chief justice only exists because it was mentioned in the Constitution under the Senate rules for impeachment proceedings.

Question 10

Alexander Hamilton did not support the concept of a coequal judiciary.

Question 11

Under Lincoln, the size of the Court was at one time ____.

A) five
B) six
C) ten
D) twelve

Question 12

The number of justices on the Court has varied based on the

A) status of the economy of the country.
B) political goals of the majority party.
C) age of the justices.
D) needs of the government.

Question 13

The first case decided by the Court was

A) West v. Barnes.
B) Chisholm v. Maryland.
C) Maryland v. Staphorst.
D) None of the above are correct.

Question 14

Members of the Court are appointed by

A) President with approval of two-thirds of the House of Representatives.
B) President with approval of two-thirds of the Senate.
C) President with approval of most of the Senate.
D) the U.S. Senate.

Question 15

Under Chief Justice Roberts, the Court has

A) varied its Fourth Amendment decisions.
B) ignored the rights of individuals and supported governmental actions.
C) allowed the searches of cell phones when an individual has been arrested.
D) allowed the police to attach GPS devices to private vehicles without the need for a warrant.

Question 16

Explain your position as to how many justices should be on the Court.

Question 17

What are the issues involved when the Court is stacked either conservative or liberal justices?

Question 18

How has the Court decisions limited the scope of the exclusionary rule?

Question 19

What controversial decisions is the Warren Court noted for?

Question 20

How do the decisions of the Warren Court compare with those of the Roberts Court?