1.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Which article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the Supreme Court and the
Judiciary?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Judges and Justices of the federal Courts are

appointed.
elected.
selected from the highest state courts.
none of the above are correct.
all of the above are correct.

3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

When the Federal Courts are called upon to determine the constitutionality
of acts of the states or national legislatures, it uses the power of
enactment.
interposition.
nullification.
judicial review.
none of the above are correct.

4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

When the court renders a decision explaining what the law means, it is using its
plenary power
equitable power
interpretive power
subpoena power
none of the above are correct.

5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The interpretation of the law in cases forms a body of law called

case law
the long arm of the law
the common law
a and c
none of the above are correct.

6.

The reason the federal courts are a major agent for the pluralist doctrine, in our system of
government, is that the judges and justices are:
very popular
elected
appointed by popular presidents
insulated from the whim and caprice of emotional majorities
very smart people

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

7.

State courts are:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

often constricted by public opinion

immune to media attention
susceptible to election
a, b, and c
a and c

8
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The inactive branch of the Federal Government is:

the legislature
the executive
the judiciary
the bureaucracy
the military

9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
f.

A major source of power in the federal courts is derived from

the interpretive power
presidential support
the popularity of their opinions
congressional support
none of the above are correct

10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The feature of our system which allows us to make law on a case by case
analysis is called the
common law system
statutory system
regulatory system
justice system
none of the above are correct

11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Stability in our tailored system of justice comes from

a concept called volenti non fit injuria
a concept called caveat emptor
a concept called stare decisis
a concept called quid pro quo
none of the above are correct

12.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

If a state court ruling is contrary to a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court.

it is automatically appealed
it must be reheard
it is void
it is good only in that state
none of the above

13.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Criminal law:
is almost all statutory
involves punishment by fine or imprisonment
includes felonies and misdemeanors
a and c
a,b and c

14.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The Circuit Courts of Appeal are

the basic trial courts of the federal system
intermediate appellate courts
courts of last resort
administrative law courts only
none of the above

15.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Diversity of Citizenship cases require

50,000 in issue
$10,000 in issue
$25,000 in issue
$75,000 in issue
$100,000 in issue

16.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Marbury v. Madison was a landmark decision which cemented in American case law the
concept of:
stare decisis
judicial review
federalism
all of the above
none of the above

17.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Federal courts are:

often controversial
often swayed by media attention
very popular
in each city
responsible for the decline of American society

18.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The inactive branch of the Federal Government is:

the legislature
the executive
the judiciary
the bureaucracy
the military

19.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Our common law/case law system

allows case by case determination in certain types of cases
is statutory
is based on regulations
is inflexible
none of the above are correct

20.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

All ___________________are void.

laws which are unfair
laws which are unjust
laws which contradict the will of the people
laws which contradict the constitution of the U.S.
none of the above are correct

21.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The basic trial courts of the federal system are:

the circuit courts
the district courts
the civil court
all of the above
none of the above

22.
The Supreme Court receives approximately _________ writ of certiorari petitions
per year.
a.
7000
b.
5000
c.
4000
d.
3000
e.
1000
23.
The Supreme Court accepts approximately ________ writ of certiorari petitions
per year for full review.
a.
700
b.
500
c.
400
d.
300
e.
100
24.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Capital Crimes are crimes in which the penalty must include

50 years or more
40 years or more
100 years and one day
the death penalty
offenses against a state official

25.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Felonies are
less serious than misdemeanors
more serious than misdemeanors
those crimes which must involve violence
are nonviolent crimes
none of the above are correct

26.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Misdemeanors are
less serious than felonies
more serious than felonies
those crimes which must involve violence
are nonviolent crimes
none of the above are correct

27.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Federal question jurisdiction

involves citizens of different states
involves the treaties and laws of the U.S.
must be about an act of a branch of the federal government
is the right to request an attorney generals opinion before an official of the federal
government acts on some issue.
none of the above are correct

e.
28.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
29.

A Concurring Opinion is
an opinion agreeing with the result of the opinion but disagreeing with the
of the court.
the opinion of a majority of the courts justices.
an unsigned opinion
an opinion disagreeing with the opinion of the court.
An opinion agreeing with the opinion of the court

reasoning

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The document submitted by attorneys on appeal to give detailed arguments as to why the
court should rule in their favor is called
the argument
the petition
the stare decisis
the written brief
the summation

30.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The final arbiter and ultimate authority in our system is

the Supreme Court
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
the Federal Judge
the Senate Judiciary Committee
none of the above are correct

31.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving

the President
Espionage
Ambassadors
all of the above
none of the above

32.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The Supremacy Clause is contained in

Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V

33.
a.

d.
e.

The rule of four refers to

the fact that one must take a case to at least four inferior courts before going to the
Supreme Court.
the fact that there are four ways to get to the Supreme Court
the policy of requiring at least four justices to approve of hearing a case before a writ of
certiorari is granted.
that four conservative members dominate the Supreme Court
none of the above are correct.

34.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Appeals may come to the Supreme Court from

the highest court of a state
the Courts of Appeal for the various circuits
the Court of Military Appeals
all of the above are correct
none of the above are correct

35.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Lawyers are usually given ___________ for Oral Argument.

1 hour
2 hours
30 minutes
1 hour

b.
c.