Chapter 16 T/f #1
16 Questions
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- 1.The Supreme Court has declared thousands of federal laws to be unconsitutional since 1789.
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True
- B.
False
- 2.In the immediate aftermath of the Marbury decision, the Court began exercising judicial review with great frequency.
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True
- B.
False
- 3.Franklin Roosevelt was unable to alter the composition of the Supreme Court in his first term as president.
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True
- B.
False
- 4.If implemented, Roosevelt's reorganization plan for the Court would have allowed him to make two new appointments.
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True
- B.
False
- 5.Roosevelt actually left the presidency without ever having the opportunity to make a Supreme Court appointment.
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True
- B.
False
- 6.The only federal court the Constitution requires is the Supreme Court.
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True
- B.
False
- 7.The Consitution sets the number of justices on the Court at nine.
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True
- B.
False
- 8.The tradition of senatorial courtesy gives great weight to the preferences of the senators from the states where judges on the U.S. Courts of Appeals are to serve.
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True
- B.
False
- 9.In recent years, Supreme Court nominations have usually been confirmed by the Senate.
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True
- B.
False
- 10.Under some circumstances, a criminal case involving only a violation of state law can be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
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True
- B.
False
- 11.The text suggests that the typical district court case holds marvelous potential for broad policy making.
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True
- B.
False
- 12.The Supreme Court does not have to hear any appeal it does not want to hear.
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True
- B.
False
- 13.In a typical year, the Supreme Court may consider over seven thousand petitions.
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True
- B.
False
- 14.The influence of law clerks on the selection of the Supreme Court's cases and the rendering of its decision is considerable.
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True
- B.
False
- 15.In this country, each party to a lawsuit must pay its own costs.
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True
- B.
False
- 16.If the government kills your cow while testing a new cannon, you automatically have standing to sue the government.
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True
- B.
False
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