Chapter 16 Short Answer Questions
Name: ______
Period: ______
Date: ______
Government – Mr. Hausman
Chapter 16 Short Answer Questions
1) In ______law cases, an individual is charged with violating a specific law. The offense maybe harmful to an individual or to society as a whole, but in either case it warrants punishment,such as imprisonment or a fine.
Page Ref: 504
2) What is a class action suit? Why are they important? Give an example.
Page Ref: 505
3) What is a justiciable dispute?
Page Ref: 505
4) Sometimes groups do not directly argue a case for a litigant but instead submit a(n) ______that seeks to influence the decision of the court.
Page Ref: 506
5) Courts with ______jurisdiction hear cases brought to them on appeal from a lower court,
and do not review the factual record, only the legal issues involved.
Page Ref: 507
6) The federal ______courts are the courts of original jurisdiction for most federal cases; theyhear no appeals.
Page Ref: 507
7) What is the difference between Constitutional courts and legislative courts?
Page Ref: 507-508
8) In the ______Congress created our system of Constitutional courts.
Page Ref: 507
9) ______cases involve civil suits between citizens of different states or suits in which one ofthe parties is a citizen of a foreign nation and the matter in question exceeds $75,000.
Page Ref: 508
10) ______issue warrants for arrest, determine whether to hold arrested persons for action by agrand jury, and sometimes set bail.
Page Ref: 508
11) ______are assigned to each district to protect the judicial process and to serve the writs thatthe judges issue.
Page Ref: 508
12) Among its most important tasks, the Supreme Court resolves conflicts between or among______.
Page Ref: 510
13) Explain the process of senatorial courtesy.
Page Ref: 512
14) Which two Supreme Court justices were nominated by George W. Bush?
Page Ref: 515
15) Explain why previous judicial experience is not that important in nominating individuals tothe Supreme Court.
Page Ref: 511
16) The most common way for the Supreme Court to put a case on its docket is by issuing to alower federal or state court a(n) ______, which is a formal document that calls up a case.
Page Ref: 521
17) What is a per curiam decision?
Page Ref: 522
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18) Explain the importance of amicus curiae briefs.
Page Ref: 522
19) All courts rely heavily upon ______, the way similar cases were handled in the past, as a
guide to current decisions.
Page Ref: 523
20) Judicial ______refers to how and whether court decisions are translated into actual policy,affecting the behavior of others.
Page Ref: 526
21) The 1803 Supreme Court decision which included Chief Justice John Marshallʹs assertion of theright of judicial review was the case of ______.
Page Ref: 529
22) Compare and contrast the principles of judicial restraint and judicial activism.
Page Ref: 535
23) What is the doctrine of political questions?
Page Ref: 535