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The Courts Quiz
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- POLS 136
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- Metropolitan Community College
Intro to US Politics The Courts Quiz questions and answer
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The Courts Quiz Stuvia1. The practice of deciding new cases with reference to former decisions-that is
according to __________________-became a cornerstone of the English and American
judicial systems.
a. litigate
b. limited jurisdiction
c. precedent
d. none of these are correct
2. An opinion in which a judge disagrees with the conclusion reached by the majority of
the court allowing to expound his or her own views about the case is call a
_____________________ ___________________.
a. reverse opinion
b. majority opinion
c. rule of four opinion
d. none of these are correct
3. The power of judicial review is not mentioned in the Constitution. It was established
by the Supreme Court's decision in which important case?
a. Plessy v. Ferguson
b. Brown v. Board of Education
c. Miranda v. Arizona
d. none of these are correct
4. The way in which court decisions are translated into policy is called ______________
___________________.
a. the rule of four
b. establishment clause
c. judicial implementation
d. none of these are correct
5. A brief (a legal argument) filed by a third party who is not directly involved in the
litigation but who has an interest in the outcome of the case is called a
_________________ _______________ ______________.
a. amicus curiae brief
b. lawless action test
c. case law intervention
d. none of these are correct
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