Communications 300 Lesson 1
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This quiz is for chapter covered in lesson 1. Communications 300.
- 1.True or False: State court systems operate independently of the federal system, and of other state systems, under the authority of state constitutions and laws
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.With the exception of Virginia and West Virginia, every person who loses in a trial court has the right to
- A.
As many appeals as he or she wants
- B.
At least one appeal
- C.
Appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court
- D.
A new trial
- 3.Courts of original jurisdiction are also called
- A.
Appellate courts
- B.
Courts of ultimate appeal
- C.
Supreme courts
- D.
Trial courts
- 4.Which of the following is most correct, according to the Hopkins text?
- A.
Voir dire is taken more seriously in civil than in criminal cases.
- B.
Grand juries meet in public to hear the reading of bills of information.
- C.
Criminal law punishes wrongs committed against society.
- D.
The punishment for crimes usually is that the criminal must pay damages to the victim of the wrongdoing.
- 5.Constitutional law is made by
- A.
Legislative bodies, in enacting laws
- B.
Executive agencies, in issuing executive orders
- C.
Courts, in deciding cases by interpreting the federal or a state constitution
- D.
Administrative agencies, when issuing administrative rules
- 6.In the United States, the country's ultimate legal authority (the supreme law of the land) is:
- A.
The U. S. Supreme Court
- B.
The U. S. Constitution
- C.
The Chief Justice of the United States
- D.
The U. S. Congress
- 7.True or False: There is at least one U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in each state.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Which of the following statements is most correct?
- A.
The law may allow behavior that would not be allowed by personal or professional ethics.
- B.
Personal and professional ethics make lower demands on acceptable behavior than the law.
- C.
The law, as reflected in statutes and court decisions, parallels personal and professional codes of ethics.
- D.
Personal and professional ethics are limited by the demands of the law
- 9.Which of the following statements is true, according to the Hopkins text?
- A.
Statutory law is judge-made or court-made law.
- B.
Statutory law is based primarily in constitutional interpretation.
- C.
A state statute applies only to people in the state wherein it was adopted and must be consistent with both the federal and the state's constitutions.
- D.
A federal statute applies only to specific states, and must be consistent with both the federal Constitution and all state constitutions.
- 10.Which of the following statements is false, according to the Hopkins text?
- A.
As interpreter of the U. S. Constitution, the Supreme Court can review the constitutionality of all legislation.
- B.
The courts have the power and resources to enforce their own decisions.
- C.
The decisions of a state Supreme Court are binding on all of that state's courts.
- D.
State governors can call on the U.S. Army to enforce State Supreme Court rulings.
- 11.Which of the following statements is false, according to the Hopkins text?
- A.
U. S. Supreme Court justices are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
- B.
All federal judges are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
- C.
There are nine justices on the U. S. Supreme Court.
- D.
All federal judges, including the justices on the U. S. Supreme Court, can be removed by the President.
- 12.Which of the following statements is correct, according to the Hopkins text?
- A.
Judicial review is power of courts to deem laws unconstitutional.
- B.
There are at least two U. S. District Courts in each state.
- C.
The Chief Justice of the United States can veto the votes of the associate justices.
- D.
There are 12 justices on the U. S. Supreme Court.
- 13.A non-criminal wrong committed by one person against another is called
- A.
Damages
- B.
Indictment
- C.
Probable cause
- D.
A tort
- 14.The decisions (precedents) of a U. S. Court of Appeals must be followed by
- A.
All appeals courts in the federal system
- B.
All district courts in the federal system
- C.
All state courts of appeal
- D.
The U. S. Supreme Court
- E.
The federal district courts under the jurisdiction of that U. S. Court of Appeals
- 15.Which of the following statements is true, according to the discussion in the lesson?
- A.
Ethics is the system of rules that governs society.
- B.
Law is concerned with what is right and wrong, in a deep moral sense.
- C.
Law may deem some ethical codes to be immoral.
- D.
Law and ethics both promote social harmony.
- 16.True or False: When the U. S. Supreme Court refuses to accept a case (denies certiorari), it must give an explanation for why it has not accepted the case.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.The person who appeals a case to a court of last resort is known as the
- A.
Respondent
- B.
Plaintiff
- C.
Petitioner
- D.
Defendant
- 18.True or False: Federal regulatory agencies (such as the FCC and the FTC) have the authority to make rules that have the force of law.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which of the following statements is false, according to the Hopkins text?
- A.
Four Supreme Court Justices must vote to hear a case.
- B.
Justices often write concurring or dissenting opinions to explain their votes on a case.
- C.
A plurality opinion is supported by more justices than any other opinion in a case, but is not supported by the majority of justices.
- D.
A per curium opinion is issued and signed by one judge, writing for the court.
- 20.A basic responsibility of appeals courts is to
- A.
Hear new testimony that was missed by the lower court
- B.
Review the application of the law by the lower court
- C.
Decide whether a case should be sent to the Supreme Court
- D.
Interview the petitioner
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