RELI MISC TEST III QUESTIONS JUDICIAL
Test III
1. All of the following are limitations to a party’s right of appeal except
a. prosecutors generally may not appeal not guilty verdicts in criminal trials.
b. the appellate court reviews only questions of law.
c. the party must appeal from a final order of the court in most cases.
d. losing parties may appeal by right only once.
e. criminal defendants generally may not appeal guilty verdicts in criminal trials.
2. Assume that in a particular case that the current U.S. Supreme Court decided, Chief Justice
Roberts, and
Justices Scalia, Thomas and Kennedy formed the minority bloc. Who assigns the opinion-writing
responsibilities
for the majority opinion?
a. Chief Justice Roberts
b. Associate Justice Breyer
c. Associate Justice Scalia
d. Associate Justice Sotomayor
e. Associate Justice Stevens
3. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for example, votes with the majority of the Court on a particular
case, even
though her reasoning differs from the majority’s opinion. She may choose to express her reasons in a(n)
a. opinion of the Court.
b. concurring opinion.
c. per curiam opinion.
d. dissenting opinion.
e. dissent from denial of cert.
4. Habeas Corpus petitions differ from other appeals in all of the following ways except:
a. they may raise issues not raised during trial.
, b. they may attempt to gain the legal protections that have been established since the trial occurred.
c. they are theoretically unlimited in number.
d. they may be filed by any party.
e. they are not limited in terms of the length of the petitioner’s brief.
5. According to lecture, all of these are benefits of the appellate court system except:
a. Achieves uniformity in legal interpretation.
b. Integrates a diverse judiciary that is often characterized by dispersal of power.
c. Allows flexibility in applying laws to local conditions.
d. Fosters policy-making for the political system through appellate decisions.
e. Protects parties from arbitrary and capricious decisions of lower court judges.
6. All of the following are features common to criminal appeals, except:
a. They are often non-meritorious.
b. They are very
similar. c.
They are rarely successful.
d. Successful appellants tend to be the more serious offenders.
e. Successful appellants’ victories are short-lived.
7. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) NOT true about the American appellate process?
a. Judges may ask questions during oral argument.
b. Lawyers may introduce new evidence.
c. Decisions are made by a group of judges.
d. There are limits on when a case can be appealed.
e. Some of the above are not correct.
8. Efforts to improve the efficiency of appellate courts have included all of the following except:
Test III
1. All of the following are limitations to a party’s right of appeal except
a. prosecutors generally may not appeal not guilty verdicts in criminal trials.
b. the appellate court reviews only questions of law.
c. the party must appeal from a final order of the court in most cases.
d. losing parties may appeal by right only once.
e. criminal defendants generally may not appeal guilty verdicts in criminal trials.
2. Assume that in a particular case that the current U.S. Supreme Court decided, Chief Justice
Roberts, and
Justices Scalia, Thomas and Kennedy formed the minority bloc. Who assigns the opinion-writing
responsibilities
for the majority opinion?
a. Chief Justice Roberts
b. Associate Justice Breyer
c. Associate Justice Scalia
d. Associate Justice Sotomayor
e. Associate Justice Stevens
3. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for example, votes with the majority of the Court on a particular
case, even
though her reasoning differs from the majority’s opinion. She may choose to express her reasons in a(n)
a. opinion of the Court.
b. concurring opinion.
c. per curiam opinion.
d. dissenting opinion.
e. dissent from denial of cert.
4. Habeas Corpus petitions differ from other appeals in all of the following ways except:
a. they may raise issues not raised during trial.
, b. they may attempt to gain the legal protections that have been established since the trial occurred.
c. they are theoretically unlimited in number.
d. they may be filed by any party.
e. they are not limited in terms of the length of the petitioner’s brief.
5. According to lecture, all of these are benefits of the appellate court system except:
a. Achieves uniformity in legal interpretation.
b. Integrates a diverse judiciary that is often characterized by dispersal of power.
c. Allows flexibility in applying laws to local conditions.
d. Fosters policy-making for the political system through appellate decisions.
e. Protects parties from arbitrary and capricious decisions of lower court judges.
6. All of the following are features common to criminal appeals, except:
a. They are often non-meritorious.
b. They are very
similar. c.
They are rarely successful.
d. Successful appellants tend to be the more serious offenders.
e. Successful appellants’ victories are short-lived.
7. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) NOT true about the American appellate process?
a. Judges may ask questions during oral argument.
b. Lawyers may introduce new evidence.
c. Decisions are made by a group of judges.
d. There are limits on when a case can be appealed.
e. Some of the above are not correct.
8. Efforts to improve the efficiency of appellate courts have included all of the following except:
