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Chapter 13

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 10 questions.

	The power to invalidate laws of Congress or of the states if they conflict with the U.S. Constitution is called:   Judicial Review. Judicial Power. Judicial Mandate. Judicial Tenor.

	When the judicial branch defers to the policy judgments of elected branches of government, it is called:   Judicial Self-Restraint. Judicial Precedent. Stare decisis. Judicial Activism.

	When a Supreme Court justice takes the values of the Founders as expressed in the text of the Constitution and attempts to apply these values to current conditions it is called:   Judicial Activism. The Principle of Stare decisis. Judicial Precedent. The Doctrine of Original Intent.

	The original jurisdiction trial courts of the federal system are called:   Courts of Appeals. State Courts. Court of Military Appeals. District Courts.

	The U.S. Supreme court oversees the entire judicial system but the great bulk of cases begin and end in the:   Courts of Appeals. District Courts. State Courts. Circuit Courts.

	In 1987 the U.S. Senate rejected Reagan’s nominee for the Supreme Court Judge Robert Bork, based upon:   his personal background. his political views. his qualifications. senatorial courtesy.

	Marbury v. Madison   legalized a woman's right to an abortion. guaranteed one man, one vote. ended legalized segregation. demonstrated the court's power of judicial review.

	In order for the federal courts to take on a civil case between citizens of different states what is the minimum amount of money must be involved?   $5,000 $50,000 $100,000 $1 million

	Cases that are initiated by parties acting on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated are called:   third-party lawsuits. product liability lawsuits. civil cases. class action lawsuits.

	The 1978 Ethics in Government Act   granted federal courts the power to appoint and independent counsel. was overturned by the Supreme Court. was allowed to lapse by Congress in 1999. both a and c.

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