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37 Cards in this Set
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The branch of law that deals with disputes that do not involve criminal penalties is:
a) Criminal law b) Original jurisdiction c) Civil law d) Class-action law |
Civil law
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The sphere of the courts power and authority is:
a) Jurisdiction b) Judicial review c) Opinion d) Standing |
Jurisdiction
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3) The top government lawyer in all cases before the Supreme Court where the govt is a party is the:
a) Vice-president b) Chief justice c) Attorney general d) Solicitor general |
Solicitor general
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4) Literally meaning “friend of the court”, individuals ro groups who are not parties to a lawsuit but submit additional briefs is called what?:
a) Amicus curae b) Mootness c) Stare decisis d) Per curiam |
Amicus
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5) The power of the courts to review and if necessary, declare actions of the legislative and executive branches invalid or unconstitutional:
a) Judicial review b) Jurisdiction c) Judicial restraint d) Judicial activism |
Judicial review
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6) The highest court in the United States is the:
a) Chelsea court b) Trial court c) Supreme Court d) State supreme court |
Supreme Court
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7) Literally meaning “let the decision stand”, the doctrine that a previous decision by a court applies as a precedent in similar cases in the outcome:
a) Per curiam b) Amicus curae c) Judicial review d) Stare decisis |
Stare Decisis
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8) The right of an individual or organization to initiate a court case, on the basis of their having a substantial state in the outcome is :
a) Mootness b) Walking c) Standing d) Due process of law |
Walking
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9) A criterion used by courts to screen cases that no longer require resolution is:
a) Judicial review b) Standing c) Screening d) Mootness |
Mootness
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10) The right of every citizen against arbitrary action by national and state governments is the right to:
a) Plea bargain b) Due process of law c) Privacy d) Per curiam |
Due process of law
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11) The branch of law that regulates conduct of individuals, defines crimes, and specifies punishment for criminal acts is the:
a) Original jurisdiction b) Criminal law c) Civil law d) Chelsea law |
Criminal Law
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12) A criminal case that calls for the death penalty is a :
a) Capital case b) Civil case c) Death case d) State case |
Capital Case
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13) The fourteen intermediate-level appellate courts that hear appeals from the district and county courts to determine whether the decisions of these lower courts followed legal principles and court procedures is the:
a) Courts of appeal b) Trial courts c) State supreme court d) Supreme court |
Courts of appeal
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14) This refers to an appellate hearing with all judges participating:
a) En banc b) Per curiam c) Hearing of appeals d) Trial hearing |
En Banc
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15) This jury determines whether the sufficient evidence is available to justify a trial; these juries do not rule on the accused’s guilt or innocence:
a) Little jury b) Supreme jury c) Grand jury d) Judy jury |
Grand Jury
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16) The highest criminal court in Texas is the:
a) Texas supreme court b) Supreme Criminal Court of Texas c) Texas court of criminal appeals d) Texas court of criminal trials |
Texas court of criminal appeals
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17) The highest civil court in texas is the:
a) Supreme Criminal court of Texas b) Texas court of civil appeals c) Texas supreme court d) Texas court of civil trials |
Texas Supreme Court
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18) These courts are local trial courts with limited jurisdiction over small claims and very minor criminal misdemeanors:
a) Justice of the peace courts b) Texas Supreme court c) Civil courts of texas d) Texas court of appeals |
Justice of the peace
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19) An election in which voters decide “yes” or “no” regarding whether to keep an incumbent in office is a:
a) Re-election b) Retention election c) Incumbent election d) Biased election |
Retention Election
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20) A court order that the individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention, this is guaranteed by the Constitution and can be suspended only in cases of rebellion or invasion:
a) Writ of mandamus b) Writ of certiorari c) Amicus curae d) Writ of habeas corpus |
Writ of Habeas Corpus
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21) Areas of personal freedom with which governments are prevented from interfering:
a) 1st amendment rights b) Civil justice c) Civil liberties d) Civil rights |
Civil Liberties
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22) The fifth amendment right providing that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime:
a) Double jeopardy b) Double take c) Due process of law d) Double trial |
Double Jeapordy
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23) This test determines whether a speech is protected or unprotected, based on its capacity to present a clear and present danger to society:
a) Protected speech test b) Clear and present danger test c) Lemon test d) Paden Test |
Lemon Test
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24) The right of government to take private property for public use:
a) Eviction right b) Property domain c) Eminent domain d) Federal property right |
Eminent Domain
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25) The first amendment clause that says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” is which clause:
a) Religion clause b) Separation between church and state clause c) Secular clause d) Establishment clause |
Establishment Clause
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26) The laws that declare an action to be illegal after it has been committed are:
a) Fighting words b) Libel c) Ex-post facto laws d) De jure laws |
Ex-post facto laws
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27) Speech that directly incites damaging conduct:
a) Hate speech b) Libel c) Free speech d) Fighting words |
Fighting Words
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28) An oral statement, made in “reckless disregard of the truth”, which is considered damaging to the victim because it is “malicious, scandalous and defamatory”:
a) Libel b) Slander c) Hate speech d) Speech plus |
Slander
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29) the right to be left alone is the right to:
a.) right to privacy b.) right to free speech c.) right to aloneness d.) right to trial by jury |
Right to privacy
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30) the requirement, articulated by the Supreme Court in Miranda v Arizona (1996), that persons under arrest must be informed prior to police interrogation of their rights to remain silent and to have the benefit of legal counsel is:
a.) Chelsea rule b.) Miranda rule c.) King Rule d.) Arizona rule |
Miranda Rule
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31.) a rule articulated in Lemon v Kurtzman that government action toward religion is permissible if its secular in purpose, neither promotes nor inhibits the practice of religion, and does not lead to "excessive entanglement" with religion is the:
a.) Lemon Test b.) entanglement test c.) religion test d.) clear and present danger test |
Lemon Test
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32.) a court order demanding that an individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention:
a.) per curiam b.) writ of mandamus c.) habeas corpus d.) writ of certiorari |
Habeas Corpus
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33.) government policies or programs that seek to redress past injustices against specified groups by making special efforts to provide those groups with access to educational and employment opportunities:
a.) equal protection clause b.) affirmative action c.) separate but equal d.) equal policies clause |
Affirmative action
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34.) obligation imposed on govt to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of govt agencies as well as other private citizens:
a.) civil rights b.) civil liberties c.) bill of rights d.) civil action rights |
Civil Rights
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35.) the 1954 supreme court decision that struck down the "separate but equal" clause as fundamentally unequal:
a.) plessy v ferguson b.) Miranda v arizona c.) brown v board of education d.) lemon v kurtzman |
Brown v. board of education
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36.) the president nominates federal judges and the confirms by .
a.) house/majority b.) senate/ two-thirds c.) house & senate/ majority d.) senate/ majority |
senate/majority
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37.) the us solicitor general is:
a.) Eric Holder, Jr b.)Kenneth Starr c.) Elena Kagan d.) Hillary Clinton |
Elena Kagen
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