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PLS 101 FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!
Which of the following is the best way to measure the
power of the courts in policy making?
a. The number of cases heard
b. How many days the court is in session
c. How long justices serve on the court
d. The number of laws declared unconstitutional
e. Popularity of judicial decisions - ANSWER-d. The
number of laws declared unconstitutional
Public opinion - ANSWER-What the public thinks about a
particular issue or set of issues at any point in time
Public opinion polls - ANSWER-Interviews or surveys with
samples of citizens that used to estimate the feelings and
beliefs of the entire population
Straw poll - ANSWER-Unscientific survey used to gauge
public opinion on a variety of issues and policies
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sample - ANSWER-a subset of the whole population
selected to be questioned for the purposes of prediction or
gauging opinion
push polls - ANSWER-polls taken for the purpose of
providing information on an opponent that would lead
respondents to vote against that candidate
random sampling - ANSWER-a method of poll selection
that gives each person in a group the same chance of
being selected
stratified sampling - ANSWER-a variation of random
sampling; the population is divided into subgroups and
weighted based on demographic characteristics of the
national population
What was one of the three fatal errors of Literary Digest's
1936 straw poll?
a. Questionnaires were mailed too late.
b. The sample was biased toward blue collar workers.
c. The response rate was low.
d. The margin of error was too large.
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e. The citizens surveyed were not interested in politics. -
ANSWER-c. The margin of error was too large
Courts of original jurisdiction are most often known as:
a. appellate courts
b. courts of appeals
c. trial courts
d. legislative courts
e. constitutional courts - ANSWER-c. trial courts
Which of the following types of courts handles the bulk of
the caseload in the federal system?
a. District courts
b. Courts of appeals
c. Special purpose courts
d. Legislative courts
e. Supreme Court - ANSWER-a. District Courts
Which of the following is NOT true of the courts of
appeals?
a. Cases may be heard by multiple judges
b. Judges try to correct errors in law
c. They are the highest courts in the federal system
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d. Judges hear no new testimony
e. Their decisions are binding only within their geographic
confines - ANSWER-c. They are the highest courts in the
federal system
According to the Constitution, who must offer advice and
consent on a presidential appointment to the Supreme
Court?
a. Current justices
b. Constituents
c. President
d. Senate
e. House of Representatives - ANSWER-d. Senate
All of the following are criteria that would help get a case
heard by the Supreme Court EXCEPT:
a. The case presents a civil rights question
b. The federal government is the party asking for review
c. The case involves a conflict among the courts of
appeals
d. The case has significant social or political issues
e. The case presents a lack of evidence - ANSWER-e. The
case presents a lack of evidence
PLS 101 FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!
Which of the following is the best way to measure the
power of the courts in policy making?
a. The number of cases heard
b. How many days the court is in session
c. How long justices serve on the court
d. The number of laws declared unconstitutional
e. Popularity of judicial decisions - ANSWER-d. The
number of laws declared unconstitutional
Public opinion - ANSWER-What the public thinks about a
particular issue or set of issues at any point in time
Public opinion polls - ANSWER-Interviews or surveys with
samples of citizens that used to estimate the feelings and
beliefs of the entire population
Straw poll - ANSWER-Unscientific survey used to gauge
public opinion on a variety of issues and policies
,2|Page
sample - ANSWER-a subset of the whole population
selected to be questioned for the purposes of prediction or
gauging opinion
push polls - ANSWER-polls taken for the purpose of
providing information on an opponent that would lead
respondents to vote against that candidate
random sampling - ANSWER-a method of poll selection
that gives each person in a group the same chance of
being selected
stratified sampling - ANSWER-a variation of random
sampling; the population is divided into subgroups and
weighted based on demographic characteristics of the
national population
What was one of the three fatal errors of Literary Digest's
1936 straw poll?
a. Questionnaires were mailed too late.
b. The sample was biased toward blue collar workers.
c. The response rate was low.
d. The margin of error was too large.
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e. The citizens surveyed were not interested in politics. -
ANSWER-c. The margin of error was too large
Courts of original jurisdiction are most often known as:
a. appellate courts
b. courts of appeals
c. trial courts
d. legislative courts
e. constitutional courts - ANSWER-c. trial courts
Which of the following types of courts handles the bulk of
the caseload in the federal system?
a. District courts
b. Courts of appeals
c. Special purpose courts
d. Legislative courts
e. Supreme Court - ANSWER-a. District Courts
Which of the following is NOT true of the courts of
appeals?
a. Cases may be heard by multiple judges
b. Judges try to correct errors in law
c. They are the highest courts in the federal system
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d. Judges hear no new testimony
e. Their decisions are binding only within their geographic
confines - ANSWER-c. They are the highest courts in the
federal system
According to the Constitution, who must offer advice and
consent on a presidential appointment to the Supreme
Court?
a. Current justices
b. Constituents
c. President
d. Senate
e. House of Representatives - ANSWER-d. Senate
All of the following are criteria that would help get a case
heard by the Supreme Court EXCEPT:
a. The case presents a civil rights question
b. The federal government is the party asking for review
c. The case involves a conflict among the courts of
appeals
d. The case has significant social or political issues
e. The case presents a lack of evidence - ANSWER-e. The
case presents a lack of evidence
