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The Judicial Branch MCQ

1. Writs of Certiorari are formal requests by the U.S. Supreme Court to call up the _____ court cases.

Upper

Average

Lower

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Lower

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2. Tort is a_____

Broken civil law

Broken criminal law

A violation against an individual

Both a and c

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and c

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3. Laws that define what people can or cannot do are known as_____

Statutory Laws

Procedural laws

Substantive laws

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Substantive laws

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4. Laws made by legislatures are known as _____

Statutory Laws

Procedural laws

Substantive laws

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Statutory Laws

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5. A system in which laws are known in advance, they apply the same way to everyone, and if we feel they have been applied unjustly we can appeal to a higher authority is known as_____

Rule of precedent

Rule of Law

Rule of Justice

Rule of Evidence

Answer

Correct Answer: Rule of Law

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6. Racial profiling means when law enforcement officers base their decision to investigate a person’s activities on the individual’s apparent_____

Race

Ethnicity

Gender

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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7. Procedural Laws are the laws that define how the laws are _____

Used

Applied

Enforced

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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8. A previous decision or ruling that is binding on subsequent decisions is known as_____

Authority

Precedent

Non Precedent

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Precedent

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9. Majority Opinion is the _____ decision of the Court that states the judgment of the majority.

Written

Unwritten

Unspoken

Unheard

Answer

Correct Answer: Written

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10. Litigious System is a legal system in which parties typically settle their differences _____

In court

Outside court

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: In court

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11. A court’s authority to hear certain cases is known as Jurisdication.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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12. Judiciary is the _____ component of the federal government.

Law making

Law interpreting

Law enforcing

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Law interpreting

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13. Inquisitorial System is a legal system concerned primarily with _____

Finding the proof

Finding the truth

Hearing an appeal

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Finding the truth

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14. Clarifications of congressional policy issued by the president and having the full force of law refers to_____

Presidential Orders

Executive Orders

Appealable Orders

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Executive Orders

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15. Documents written by justices expressing agreement with the majority ruling are called as Dissenting Opinions.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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16. _____ is a form of substantive law that prohibits behavior that makes collective living difficult or impossible.

Criminal Laws

Traditional Laws

Constitutional Laws

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Criminal Laws

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17. Crime is a_____

Broken criminal law

A violation against the state

A violation against the public

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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18. ______ is true about Constitutional Laws.

Establish the legal infrastructure in the United States

Determine how the branches relate to each other

Determine how the game of politics is played

All are true

Answer

Correct Answer: All are true

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19. Concurring Opinions are the documents written by justices expressing agreement with the majority ruling but describing _____ reasons for the ruling.

Same

Different

Additional

Both b and c

Answer

Correct Answer: Both b and c

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20. A legal system in which the decisions of judges become part of the legal tradition and those precedents have the standing of law is known as_____

Civil Law Tradition

Common Law Tradition

Constitutional Law Tradition

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Common Law Tradition

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21. Civil Laws are the laws that regulate interactions between_____

Individuals

Individuals and authorities

Individuals and militants

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Individuals

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22. A legal system in which laws are passed by a legislature and written down, which gives judges less leeway is known as_____

Civil Law Tradition

Common Law Tradition

Constitutional Law Tradition

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Civil Law Tradition

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23. Rehearing a case because the losing party in the original trial argues that a point of law was not applied properly is known as Appeal.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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24. Amicus Curiae Briefs “friend of the court” documents filed by interested parties to encourage the Court to ______

Grant certiorari

Deny certiorari

Urge the court to decide in a particular way

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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25. A legal system concerned primarily with fairness is known as _____

Adversarial System

Inquisitorial System

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Adversarial System

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26. Laws created by the bureaucracy after legislation has been passed stating a general intent are known as_____

Administrative Laws

Constitutional Laws

Common Laws

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Administrative Laws

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27. The process of resolving disputes in court is known as_____

Conjunction

Reconciliation

Adjudication

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Adjudication

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