The Judiciary Vol I Question Preview (ID: 40209)


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Who is the ultimate authority on what the Constitution means?
a) the solicitor general
b) the Supreme Court
c) the attorney general
d) the president

Which branch did Alexander Hamilton call the least dangerous branch?
a) the presidency
b) the bureaucracy
c) Congress
d) the judiciary

Federal courts lower than the Supreme Court are established by
a) the Supreme Court.
b) Article II.
c) Congress.
d) judicial review.

In which decision did the Supreme Court declare that it could exercise judicial review over acts of the national government?
a) Gibbons v. Ogden
b) McCulloch v. Maryland
c) Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
d) Marbury v. Madison

All of the following are checks on the judiciary EXCEPT
a) Judges can be impeached and removed from office.
b) Court decisions can be reversed by constitutional amendment.
c) The president appoints judges with the advice and consent of the Senate.
d) Congress can pardon those convicted by the courts.

The first chief justice of the United States was
a) James Wilson.
b) John Jay.
c) Thomas Jefferson.
d) John Marshall.

Initially, service on the Supreme Court was considered
a) undignified.
b) the apex of one's legal career.
c) a great honor.
d) luxurious.

John Marshall can best be described as a
a) Whig.
b) Tory.
c) Federalist.
d) Anti-Federalist.

The Supreme Court typically has
a) original jurisdiction.
b) trial jurisdiction.
c) executive jurisdiction.
d) appellate jurisdiction

Courts with appellate jurisdiction typically
a) determine factual matters in the case involved.
b) review the legal procedures of a lower court for mistakes.
c) review the factual record of a lower court for mistakes.
d) hear evidence regarding the facts of the case.

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