ap gov test judiciary

  1. E – Overturn a constitutional amendment as a violation of civil rights

  2. A – Judicial Restraint

  3. B – Conservative

  4. B – II only

  5. E – A violation of state criminal law

  6. D – Because it is the equivalent of reversing constitutional powers – a senator basically nominates the candidate, and the president consents.

  7. B – The courts have no police force or army; hence, they have no enforcement powers.

  8. E – It can decrease the justices' pay

  9. B – The plaintiff in a civil case makes a claim that the defendant has violated "common law."

  10. E – Person bringing a civil case

  11. E – The Supreme Court

  12. D – The legal issues involved in the original case that allegedly violated due process

  13. C – Approving or rejecting the president's nomination of Supreme Court Justices

  14. C – Precedents set in similar cases

  15. A – 11th Amendment

  16. A – They are used by interest groups to lobby courts

  17. B – It established the Supreme Court's power to exercise judicial review

  18. C – Concurring opinion

  19. A – Believes he/she can use his/her power and position to interpret the Constitution to meet today's social norms

  20. B – 4

  21. C – Solicitor General

  22. B – Congress

  23. A – Ex-post facto law

  24. B – A petition for writ of certiorari will not be granted

  25. A – Slander

  26. C – The Attorney General can determine what types of cases the Court can consider

  27. D – Remand the decision

  28. D – The Court is held accountable by the President and the Congress for their decisions

  29. B – Presidents seek to place individuals on the Court whose policy views are similar to theirs

  30. B – Amicus Curiae

  31. A – Procedural due process

  32. B – Right to confront witnesses against you

  33. C – II & III

  34. C – Federal Justices serve for "time of good behavior," meaning they will continue making decisions long after the president's term has ended

  35. D – The Supreme Court would have to wait for someone to violate the law, lose their original case, etc.

  36. B – Eminent Domain

  37. E – Supreme Court

  38. A – Libel

  39. B – Liberal

  40. D – A Political Question

  41. B – Writ of mandamus

  42. A – Litmus Test

  43. C – John Roberts

  44. C – 17th Amendment

  45. E – 26th Amendment

  46. B – Marbury v. Madison