Kenny POLI 2051 final exam Questions
& Answers
How many district courts are there? - ANSWERS94
Answerappellate jurisdiction - ANSWERScase is appealed in the Court of Appeals and
Supreme Court
Answeroriginal jurisdiction - ANSWERSthe case originates in the District Courts
Answerwhich court has a panel of 3 judges? - ANSWERSCourt of Appeals
AnswerSupreme Court's Original Jurisdiction - ANSWERSlegal disputes involving
foreign diplomats and cases in which the opposing parties are state governments
Answerhow many members are in the supreme court? - ANSWERS9 (the chief justice
and 8 associate justices)
AnswerWhat court does the Constitution create and empower? - ANSWERSSupreme
Court
Answerwhere does the senatorial courtesy apply in selecting judges? -
ANSWERSDistrict Courts
Answersenatorial courtesy - ANSWERSthe senator of the state with the same political
affiliation gets to have input on the nomination
AnswerHow are Supreme Court justices elected? - ANSWERS1. President nominates
candidate with compatible political philosophy
2. Nominee undergoes FBI background check and receives an ABA rating
3. Nominee's name is formally submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee
4. Committee votes on the nominee
AnswerWhat are the legal constitutional requirements for federal judges? -
ANSWERSThere are none (a general qualification is being a lawyer)
, AnswerWhat factors do Presidents consider when making nominations? - ANSWERS-
Ideology
-Representational Qualities (Race, Sex, Religion, Ethnicity, Geography)
-Professional Competence
Answerrule of 4 - ANSWERSfour of the nine justices are needed to grant a writ of
certiorari
Answermajority opinion - ANSWERSopinion of the majority; one justice writes a
statement explaining why the Court decided that way (the Chief either writes this or
chooses who writes it)
AnswerConcurring Opinion - ANSWERSagrees with the majority opinion but with
different reasoning
AnswerDissenting Opinion - ANSWERSdisagrees with the majority opinion
AnswerPlurality Opinion - ANSWERSin cases where there is no majority opinion
because of a disagreement on legal basis, this is written and presents the view held by
most of the justices who vote with the winning side
AnswerA request to the lower court to submit to the Supreme Court a record of the case
- ANSWERSwrit of certiorari
AnswerA judicial decision that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar
nature. - ANSWERSprecedent
Answerhow long is a term for federal judges? - ANSWERSdeath or retirement
AnswerJudicial review - ANSWERSThe power of courts to decide whether a
government institution has acted within it's constitutional powers and, if not, to declare
its action null and void
Answerjudicial activism - ANSWERSThe doctrine that the courts should develop new
legal principles when judges see a compelling need, even if this action places them in
conflict with precedent or the policy decisions of elected officials.
Answerjudicial restraint - ANSWERSThe doctrine that the judiciary should broadly defer
to precedent and the judgment of legislatures. The doctrine claims that the job of judges
is to work within the confines of laws set down by tradition and lawmaking majorities.
Answercivil liberty - ANSWERSfundamental individual rights of a free society, such as
freedom of speech and the right to a jury trial, which in the United States are protected
by the Bill of Rights.
Answercivil rights - ANSWERSdeclare what government must do or provide.
& Answers
How many district courts are there? - ANSWERS94
Answerappellate jurisdiction - ANSWERScase is appealed in the Court of Appeals and
Supreme Court
Answeroriginal jurisdiction - ANSWERSthe case originates in the District Courts
Answerwhich court has a panel of 3 judges? - ANSWERSCourt of Appeals
AnswerSupreme Court's Original Jurisdiction - ANSWERSlegal disputes involving
foreign diplomats and cases in which the opposing parties are state governments
Answerhow many members are in the supreme court? - ANSWERS9 (the chief justice
and 8 associate justices)
AnswerWhat court does the Constitution create and empower? - ANSWERSSupreme
Court
Answerwhere does the senatorial courtesy apply in selecting judges? -
ANSWERSDistrict Courts
Answersenatorial courtesy - ANSWERSthe senator of the state with the same political
affiliation gets to have input on the nomination
AnswerHow are Supreme Court justices elected? - ANSWERS1. President nominates
candidate with compatible political philosophy
2. Nominee undergoes FBI background check and receives an ABA rating
3. Nominee's name is formally submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee
4. Committee votes on the nominee
AnswerWhat are the legal constitutional requirements for federal judges? -
ANSWERSThere are none (a general qualification is being a lawyer)
, AnswerWhat factors do Presidents consider when making nominations? - ANSWERS-
Ideology
-Representational Qualities (Race, Sex, Religion, Ethnicity, Geography)
-Professional Competence
Answerrule of 4 - ANSWERSfour of the nine justices are needed to grant a writ of
certiorari
Answermajority opinion - ANSWERSopinion of the majority; one justice writes a
statement explaining why the Court decided that way (the Chief either writes this or
chooses who writes it)
AnswerConcurring Opinion - ANSWERSagrees with the majority opinion but with
different reasoning
AnswerDissenting Opinion - ANSWERSdisagrees with the majority opinion
AnswerPlurality Opinion - ANSWERSin cases where there is no majority opinion
because of a disagreement on legal basis, this is written and presents the view held by
most of the justices who vote with the winning side
AnswerA request to the lower court to submit to the Supreme Court a record of the case
- ANSWERSwrit of certiorari
AnswerA judicial decision that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar
nature. - ANSWERSprecedent
Answerhow long is a term for federal judges? - ANSWERSdeath or retirement
AnswerJudicial review - ANSWERSThe power of courts to decide whether a
government institution has acted within it's constitutional powers and, if not, to declare
its action null and void
Answerjudicial activism - ANSWERSThe doctrine that the courts should develop new
legal principles when judges see a compelling need, even if this action places them in
conflict with precedent or the policy decisions of elected officials.
Answerjudicial restraint - ANSWERSThe doctrine that the judiciary should broadly defer
to precedent and the judgment of legislatures. The doctrine claims that the job of judges
is to work within the confines of laws set down by tradition and lawmaking majorities.
Answercivil liberty - ANSWERSfundamental individual rights of a free society, such as
freedom of speech and the right to a jury trial, which in the United States are protected
by the Bill of Rights.
Answercivil rights - ANSWERSdeclare what government must do or provide.
