How many justices must agree to hear a case on appeal?
(1 point)
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
C.4
Which standard would a president most likely use to nominate a candidate for the Supreme Court?
(1 point)
A. Does the candidate live close to
Washington, D.C.?
B.Does the candidate's philosophy agree with the president's?
C. Is the candidate well known by the general public?
D. Is the candidate well liked by the House of Representatives?
B. Does the candidate's philosophy agree with the president's?
Who has the power to restrict the appellate jurisdiction of federal courts?
(1 point)
A. Congress
B. The president
C. state legislatures
D. U.S. Claims Court
A. Congress
A company fires an employee for campaigning for a candidate during her own time away from work. The employee files a civil case against the company. A judge rules that the company policy is unconstitutional. What power has the judge used?
(1 point)
A. judicial activism
B. judicial appointment
C. judicial restraint
D. judicial review
D. judicial review
How did the case of Miranda
V. Arizona change the way that the police interact with the people they arrest?
(1 point)
A. Criminal suspects are encouraged to video their interactions with police for later evidence during a trial.
B. Police are prevented from using excessive force to subdue violent offenders who pose a risk to other people.
C. Police officers have to inform criminal suspects of their rights to silence and an attorney before they are questioned.
C. Suspected criminals are required to show proof of identification Or citizenship before being arrested.
C. Police officers have to inform criminal suspects of their rights to silence and an attorney before they are questioned.
Define judicial activism and judicial restraint. Explain the reasons that judges would exercise activism or restraint, and tell how Plessy v.
Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education were examples of each.
(4 points)