A) All other courts consider the Supreme Court's opinion in their own decision making.
B) All other courts are obligated to follow the Supreme Court's ruling.
C) Each court can decide for itself whether the Supreme Court decision applies to cases in its jurisdiction.
D) Congress is obligated to pass laws that support that decision.
E) It is written into the Constitution as an amendment if it raised a constitutional question.
G) B) and E)
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A) Appellate review of fact
B) Judicial review
C) Precedent
D) The writ of judicial appeal
E) Habeas corpus
G) A) and C)
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A) It is derived from the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution.
B) It is called justiciable authority.
C) It makes it one of the strongest courts in the world.
D) It is significantly stronger than that of lower federal courts.
E) It is nonexistent.
G) B) and D)
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A) They are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives.
B) They are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.
C) They are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of both houses of Congress.
D) They are part of a seniority system that gradually moves them toward the Supreme Court.
E) They are elected by the people every ten years.
G) C) and D)
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A) Announcing its decision to the public and the reasons for it
B) Assigning a justice to write the decision
C) Deciding if the Court will hear the case
D) Hearing oral arguments in the case
E) Asking the lower court to send the records of the case for review
G) A) and B)
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A) Witnesses and testimony are presented to the jury.
B) Judges review lower court case records to determine if there is evidence of an error.
C) Grand juries decide if there is enough evidence to conduct a trial.
D) Attorneys from both sides try to work out an agreement.
E) All of these are correct.
G) A) and E)
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A) Both of the parties in the case to reach agreement without further litigation
B) State courts to abide by the decision of the Supreme Court
C) A lower court to send up the record of a case for review
D) Congress to rewrite unconstitutional legislation
E) A prisoner to be brought before the court and the reasons for his detention to be provided
G) B) and D)
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A) Jimmy Carter
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Bill Clinton
E) Gerald Ford
G) All of the above
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A) They resign.
B) They die.
C) They retire voluntarily.
D) They are impeached and found guilty.
E) All of these are correct.
G) A) and C)
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A) Article III of the U.S. Constitution
B) The Tenth Amendment
C) The Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison
D) The Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
E) The Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London
G) A) and E)
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A) They are exact copies of the federal court system.
B) They do not have to follow common law.
C) They are supreme within their own borders, overriding the federal courts.
D) Their decisions are invalid, due to the supremacy clause.
E) They make decisions on state law, as long as these laws don't conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
G) B) and E)
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A) It is determined by whether or not a court has jurisdiction over a matter.
B) It is determined by whether or not the Supreme Court will hear a case.
C) It is determined by whether or not a person or a group has suffered harm as a result of the action that led to the dispute in question.
D) It is the decorum that is expected in dealing with the Supreme Court during trial.
E) It is also known as stare decisis.
G) B) and E)
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A) The common law changes very slowly to permit rational decision making in each branch of our government.
B) The Supreme Court is required to issue an opinion after a ruling.
C) Most citizens can know that the law will become consistent in its expectations for them.
D) Judges must abide by the decisions of earlier cases unless there is a clear reason to distinguish the current case from its predecessors.
E) The Supreme Court is able to promote judicial review through regularly scheduled reviews of case law.
G) A) and B)
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A) It is sent to the supreme court of the state in question.
B) It is sent back to the court that originally heard the case.
C) It has to be a civil case; criminal cases cannot be remanded.
D) It must be decided within the calendar year.
E) It is not subject to any further action by the courts.
G) A) and B)
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A) Appeals courts
B) The U.S. Supreme Court
C) District courts
D) Article I courts
E) Administrative courts
G) None of the above
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A) The Supreme Court typically polls the public as a basis for its decisions.
B) People have the ability to vote federal judges out of office if they do not approve of the rulings of the courts.
C) Judges often believe they have an obligation to rule consistent with public opinion.
D) The president will veto a Supreme Court decision if it is unpopular.
E) Congress will override a decision of the Supreme Court with a majority vote in both houses.
G) C) and D)
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