May the Force Be With: __________________________

Date: _______________
Government
Chapter 8 Test

Multiple Guess
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

______ 1. The authority to hear and decide a case.

A. jurisdiction
B. public defender
C. plaintiff
D. defendant

______ 2. Person against whom a complaint is filed.

A. jurisdiction
B. public defender
C. plaintiff
D. defendant

______ 3. Person making a legal complaint.

A. jurisdiction
B. public defender
C. plaintiff
D. defendant

______ 4. Attorney provided by the state to a person who cannot otherwise afford one.
A. jurisdiction
B. public defender
C. plaintiff
D. defendant

______ 5. Which of these is not a type of case usually heard by federal courts?
A. Traffic violations.
B. Interpretation of the Constitution.
C. Cases against the United States.
D. Charges filed against an ambassador of a foreign country.
______ 6. Which level usually hears most federal cases and has original jurisdiction?
A. Supreme Court
B. Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Circuit Court

______ 7. Which of these is not a way judges leave the court bench?
A. Presidential order
B. Impeachment
C. Retirement
D. Death

______ 8. Judges that only overturn rulings when they violate the Constitution as it is written are
practicing __________________.
A. judicial liberalism
B. judicial activism
C. judicial conservatism
D. judicial restraint

______ 9. Judges that use their positions to adapt the meaning of the Constitution to meet the demands
of today are practicing ___________________.
A. judicial liberalism
B. judicial activism
C. judicial conservatism
D. judicial restraint

______ 10. The power of the courts to determine if a law is constitutional is ________________.
A. constitutionalism
B. judicial review
C. federalism
D. electoral college

______ 11. Which of these is not a check on the judicial branch?

A. Nomination and approval process for judicial appointments.
B. Impeach corrupt judges.
C. Make amendments to the Constitution.
D. Change the pay for judges while they are serving.
______ 12. What does it mean when someone files an appeal?
A. They are asking the court with original jurisdiction to review the procedure in the case.
B. They are asking the Supreme Court to review the decision of a district court.
C. They are asking for a higher court to retry the case.
D. They are asking for a higher court to review the procedure in the original case.

______ 13. Which case resulted in the Supreme Court gaining the power to review laws and decisions
and determine if they are constitutional?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Marbury v. Madison
C. Dred Scott v. Sandford
D. Brown v. Board of Education

______ 14. Which case had the Supreme Court decide someone was a slave no matter where they lived,
directly contributing to the development of the Civil War?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Marbury v. Madison
C. Dred Scott v. Sandford
D. Brown v. Board of Education

______ 15. Which case created the “separate but equal” clause, allowing for legal segregation?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Marbury v. Madison
C. Dred Scott v. Sandford
D. Brown v. Board of Education

______ 16. Which case would ultimately lead to desegregation in schools and later the Civil Rights
Act?
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Dred Scott v. Sandford
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Marbury v. Madison

______ 17. The written arguments and facts of the case.

A. judicial review
B. briefs
C. oral arguments
D. judicial activism
______ 18. The arguments made when lawyers representing both sides present the case directly to the
justices of the Supreme Court.
A. judicial review
B. briefs
C. oral arguments
D. judicial activism

______ 19. Which of these is not a response the Supreme Court can make after hearing a case?
A. concurring opinion
B. minority opinion
C. majority opinion
D. dissenting opinion

______ 20. What is the highest court in the United States?

A. Supreme Court
B. Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Circuit Court