PSCI 2306 Test Questions with Correct Answers New Update
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PSCI 2306 Test Questions with Correct Answers New Update
What is law? - Answer-Law regulates society- prevents state of nature
- Provides stability and predictability
- Provides order
Why have courts? - Answer-- Need a neutral umpire that arbitrates disputes between individuals, states, and...
PSCI 2306 Test Questions
with Correct Answers New
Update
What is law? - Answer-Law regulates society- prevents state of nature
- Provides stability and predictability
- Provides order
Why have courts? - Answer-- Need a neutral umpire that arbitrates disputes between
individuals, states, and federal government
- limit governmental power by checking arbitrary authority and prevents the "tyranny of
the majority"
judicial activism - Answer-An interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit
of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions
(particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
Marbury v. Madison (1803) - Answer-This case establishes the Supreme Court's power
of Judicial Review
original jurisdiction - Answer-The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a
trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.
appellate jurisdiction - Answer-The authority of a court to review decisions made by
lower courts
Federal jurisdiction - Answer-- suits between cases
- cases involving ambassadors and other high-ranking public figures
- federal crimes
State Jurisdiction - Answer-- all cases not falling under exclusive federal jurisdiction
- cases involving the state constitution
- State criminal offenses
Majority Opinion - Answer-gives the reasoning behind the decision of the majority
Dissenting Opinion - Answer-This explains why those opposing the majority ruling
oppose the ruling
, concurring opinion - Answer-- This is an opinion where a member of the court agrees
with ruling, but for different reasons than those offered by the majority
Who are the 9 current Supreme Court Justices? - Answer-- John Roberts
- Clarence Thomas
- Stephen Breyer
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel Alito
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Neil Gorsuch
- Robert Kavanaugh
Difference between European v. American Model - Answer-European
- Organized with more centralized model unlike the decentralized one for U.S
- They have a special Constitutional Court, only they are the one's entrusted with the
authority to declare that a law by Parliament is Unconstitutional
- They can use abstract review
American:
- All courts have the power of judicial review, which they exercise as an aspect of their
authority to decide cases and controversies according to the law
concrete review (a posterio) - Answer-This means that a case has been presented to
the court that invites the court to rule on constitutionality (U.S model)
abstract review - Answer-Judicial review that allows the constitutional court to rule on
questions that do not arise from actual legal disputes
Article 3 courts - Answer-Court of Appeals, District courts and U.S. court of international
trade and Supreme Court; lower courts can offer dissenting, concurring, and majority
opinions to cases dealt by Supreme Court
Difference between Civil Liberties and Civil Rights - Answer-- Civil liberties are not
granted to the people by the government
- Civil liberties exist independently of society and based on theories.
How many members are in the TEXAS House and Senate? - Answer-House - 150
Senate - 31
Term limits for TEXAS Senator - Answer-4 year terms with no term limits.
Term limits for TEXAS House Rep - Answer-2 year terms with no term limits
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