Political Science 355 - American National, State, and Local Governments » Fall 2021 » Ten Minute Quiz Morone and Kersh Chapter 13

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Question #1
Today there are more than ______lawyers in the United States.
A.   12 million
B.   5 million
C.   10 million
D.   1.1 million
Question #2
The idea that a corporation was viewed as a legal person meant
A.   that corporations were protected under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
B.   that corporations were protected under the equal protection clause of the Thirteenth Amendment.
C.   that corporations did not have to pay federal taxes.
D.   that corporations could use their own lawyers during trial.
Question #3
A justice that agrees with the majority opinion but for different reasons is known as
A.   an opposite opinion.
B.   a circulatory opinion.
C.   a concurrent opinion.
D.   a dissenting opinion.
Question #4
Judicial cases today may be important tomorrow because they establish the concept of
A.   judicial review.
B.   civil law.
C.   precedent.
D.   legal formation.
Question #5
Judicial review is __________in the Constitution.
A.   reflected through the Judiciary Act of 1789
B.   vaguely mentioned
C.   not mentioned
D.   clearly mentioned
Question #6
Circuit courts review cases decided in
A.   Supreme Court
B.   Bankruptcy Courts
C.   Military Courts
D.   District Courts
Question #7
Supreme Court clerks are usually
A.   first year law students
B.   Harvard Law professors
C.   lawyers between firms
D.   recent law school graduates
Question #8
Judicial review allows the courts to
A.   check only Congress, if it has exceeded constitutional authority.
B.   check the executive and legislative branches, if they have exceeded constitutional authority.
C.   check the military.
D.   check only the executive branch, if it has exceeded constitutional authority.
Question #9
The principle of judicial review is traced back to the case of
A.   Plessy v. Ferguson.
B.   McCullough v. Maryland.
C.   Marbury v. Madison.
D.   Gibbons v. Ogden.
Question #10
Appellate courts hear cases from the
A.   courts of dual jurisdiction.
B.   Supreme Court.
C.   lower courts.
D.   courts of upper jurisdiction.

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