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Question 1) There are some areas identified as needing judicial innovation because of legislative inaction. Which of the following is not a part of judicial innovation? Death row appeals Equal accommodations Housing Race relations Question 2  The realist-behaviorist view suggests that judicial decision making is essentially the product of extralegal factors. laws. precedent. facts. Question 3  A value held by trial and appellate judges is a commitment to follow precedents. This doctrine of ___ is a cardinal principle of the common law tradition. voir dire nolle prosequi stare decisis amicus curiae Question 4  Which of the following is part of the three-step process described by the doctrine of precedent? Two cases have to be in the same jurisdiction. A case has to be a criminal case. The rule of law is made applicable to a 2nd case. The judge has to invoke stare decisis. Question 5  In the 1964 segregation case "Evers v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District", what is the name of the federal trial judge who was a segregationist that presided over that case? Judge Susan Garsh Judge Roger Vinson Norman Moon Judge Sidney Mize Question 6  Which of the following sources of influence on judicial decision making is not considered part of the democratic subculture? public opinion professional-social groups whose members are from both bench and bar localism the legislative and executive branches of government Question 7  What landmark case did the Supreme Court uphold involving a key provision of the Affordable Care Act in a 6-3 ruling? Obergefell v. Hodges King v. Burwell Lane v. Wilson Gomillion v. Lightfoot Question 8  Judges who consider themselves lawmakers have a: broad view of the judicial role. narrow view of the judicial role/ are staunch traditionalists. are also pragmatists. Question 9  What is one way a lower court hears of rulings from a higher court? Monthly law review of decisions in their circuit. Regular research trips to the law library. From lawyers presenting cases in their court. From their legal interns. Question 10  Judicial policymaking in the era of criminal process is most closely associated with the era of the Warren Court. The Warren Court decisions were aimed primarily at changing the criminal procedures by the states in dealing with criminal defendants. Which of the following cases were not associated with the Warren Court era? Miranda v. Arizona Gratz v. Bollinger Gideon v. Wainwright Mapp v. Ohio Question 11  How can Congress alter a court's decision? Create another statute that overturns a court's decision. Issue an executive order counteracting it. Direct the courts to reverse its decision. Nullify the jury involved the case. Question 12  How can Congress alter a court's decision? Create another statute that overturns a court's decision. Issue an executive order counteracting it. Direct the courts to reverse its decision. Nullify the jury involved the case. Question 13  Why do courts have a larger role in developing national policies that what the framers of the Constitution had originally intended? They have a larger caseload than in historic times. Congress has expanded their powers to rule on laws. Civil rights groups are using court cases to affect policy. Cases about new technology means new case law not covered under the Constitution. Question 14  Why do courts have a larger role in developing national policies that what the framers of the Constitution had originally intended? They have a larger caseload than in historic times. Congress has expanded their powers to rule on laws. Civil rights groups are using court cases to affect policy. Cases about new technology means new case law not covered under the Constitution. Question 15  Define dicta. Directing the court reporter to read back what was just said. The legal definition of a witness statement. Guidance that is included in a legal opinion. Testimony that is struck from the record. Question 16  Define dicta. Directing the court reporter to read back what was just said. The legal definition of a witness statement. Guidance that is included in a legal opinion. Testimony that is struck from the record. Question 17  The contention that goal-directed justices operate in strategic or inter-dependent decision-making contexts best describes attitude theory. social leadership on the Court. task leadership on the Court. rational choice theory. Question 18  What is a difference between the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and the chief justice of State Supreme Courts? State chief justices always write the majority opinion of the case. State chief justice appointments are determined by the state and not necessarily by the president. SCOTUS chief justices service for life and state chief justices serve for fixed terms. SCOTUS chief justices choose the court docket whereas state chief justices have to confer with their co-justices. Question 19  A judge might open to sound legal reasoning and legal precedents because of: Fluidity Quid pro quo Bargaining Persuasion on the merits Question 20  Which cue would make a case most likely to be heard by the Supreme Court? Time spent in the lower courts. Personal interest to the justices. If a civil rights issue was debated. Thoroughness of petition submitted. Question 21  In addition to persuasion on the merits and bargaining, there is one other tactic that jurists use in their effort to maximize their impact on multimember appellate tribunals, the threat of sanctions. Which of the following is not a sanction used by these judges? Willingness to write a strong dissenting opinion Go public Withdraw their Vote Persuade other judges to vote against you Question 22  What is one major difference between the US Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice? The US Supreme Court hears a fraction of the cases that are submitted to it. The European Court of Justice has to hear all of the courses that are submitted to it. The US Supreme Court justices are all appointed by the president. The European Court of Justice justices are elected from their member countries. The European Court of Justice doesn't actually hear arguments by lawyers. They just review legal briefings submitted by lawyers on each side of the case. The European Court of Justice has not legal power. They can only offer opinions as to how lower courts should rule in each case. Question 23  Of the approximately seven thousand petitions presented to the U.S. Supreme Court each year, the justices agree to hear only ____ on the merits. four thousand two thousand a few hundred fifty Question 24  If a case contained all three cues, what is the percentage that a certiorari would be granted? 50 percent 70 percent 80 percent 90 percent Question 25  Which of the following best describes cue theory? Because Supreme Court justices receive so many petitions for review each year, they must look for readily identifiable characteristics that trigger a positive response as they decide whether to grant certiorari. Justices want to influence the judgments of their colleagues and to be on the winning side as often as possible. Justices view cases primarily in terms of the broad political and socioeconomic issues they raise and they generally respond to these issues in accordance with their personal values and attitudes. A good deal of interaction takes place among the justices from the time a case is first discussed in conference to the moment the final decision is rendered.