Question 1

Differentiate between the political ideologies of judicial activism and judicial restraint.

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Question 2

The judicial philosophy known as _________ holds that the government should do nothing that is not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. 
A) textual conservatism 
B) broad constructionism 
C) discourse analysis 
D) strict construction

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Question 3

Explain the significance of the power of judicial review.

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Question 4

The _________ refrains from reporting the legal interpretations under which it issues its rulings. 
A) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 
B) National Security Agency 
C) Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 
D) Sixth Circuit Court

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Question 5

_________ asserts that the courts should not thwart the implementation of legislative acts unless those acts are clearly unconstitutional. 
A) Judicial activism 
B) Judicial superiority 
C) Judicial restraint 
D) Judicial supremacy

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Question 6

In the context of approaches to legal interpretation, differentiate between strict construction, original intent, and modernism.

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Question 7

Discuss areas in which the U.S. Supreme Court conservatives have parted from the conservative movement in the recent past.

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Question 8

Justice Kennedy's majority opinion in the case Lawrence v. Texas is an example of _________. 
A) originalism 
B) modernism 
C) textualism 
D) despotism

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Question 9

In the context of approaches to legal interpretation, modernists differ from originalists in that they _________. 
A) believe that the Court should look to the intentions of the founders 
B) seek to examine the Constitution in the context of today's society 
C) contend that the government should do nothing that is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution 
D) advocate that the Court should stick strictly to the text of the Constitution

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Question 10

_________ is mandated by various established judicial traditions and doctrines, including the doctrine of stare decisis , which theoretically obligates the Supreme Court to follow its own precedents. 
A) Judicial activism 
B) Self-restraint 
C) Original intent 
D) Strict construction

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Question 11

The U.S. _________, positioned at the lowest tier of the federal court system, hear evidence or testimony pertinent to a particular case. 
A) district courts 
B) Supreme Court 
C) appellate courts 
D) Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Question 12

Differentiate between the lowest and the middle tier of the federal court system.

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Question 13

Whenever a case involves a claim based, at least in part, on the U.S. Constitution or a treaty, a _________ arises. 
A) writ of certiorari 
B) plurality opinion 
C) justiciable controversy 
D) federal question

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Question 14

_________ often serve as grounds for a mistrial or for appealing a court's decision to a higher tribunal. 
A) Writs of certiorari 
B) Oral arguments 
C) Procedural errors 
D) Federal questions

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Question 15

The _________ greatly expanded the powers of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) . 
A) Civil Contingencies Act of 2004 
B) USA Patriot Act of 2001 
C) Investigatory Powers Act of 2016 
D) USA Freedom Act of 2015

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Quiz 14: The Judiciary

Differentiate between the political ideologies of judicial activism and judicial restraint.

The judicial philosophy known as _________ holds that the government should do nothing that is not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. A) textual conservatism B) broad constructionism C) discourse analysis D) strict construction

Explain the significance of the power of judicial review.

The _________ refrains from reporting the legal interpretations under which it issues its rulings. A) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court B) National Security Agency C) Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit D) Sixth Circuit Court

_________ asserts that the courts should not thwart the implementation of legislative acts unless those acts are clearly unconstitutional. A) Judicial activism B) Judicial superiority C) Judicial restraint D) Judicial supremacy

In the context of approaches to legal interpretation, differentiate between strict construction, original intent, and modernism.

Discuss areas in which the U.S. Supreme Court conservatives have parted from the conservative movement in the recent past.

Justice Kennedy's majority opinion in the case Lawrence v. Texas is an example of _________. A) originalism B) modernism C) textualism D) despotism

_________ is mandated by various established judicial traditions and doctrines, including the doctrine of stare decisis , which theoretically obligates the Supreme Court to follow its own precedents. A) Judicial activism B) Self-restraint C) Original intent D) Strict construction

The U.S. _________, positioned at the lowest tier of the federal court system, hear evidence or testimony pertinent to a particular case. A) district courts B) Supreme Court C) appellate courts D) Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Differentiate between the lowest and the middle tier of the federal court system.

Whenever a case involves a claim based, at least in part, on the U.S. Constitution or a treaty, a _________ arises. A) writ of certiorari B) plurality opinion C) justiciable controversy D) federal question

_________ often serve as grounds for a mistrial or for appealing a court's decision to a higher tribunal. A) Writs of certiorari B) Oral arguments C) Procedural errors D) Federal questions

The _________ greatly expanded the powers of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) . A) Civil Contingencies Act of 2004 B) USA Patriot Act of 2001 C) Investigatory Powers Act of 2016 D) USA Freedom Act of 2015