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CHAPTER 12: The Judiciary
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CHAPTER 12: The Judiciary

American Government Brief Version 11th Edition by James Q. Wilson

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CHAPTER 12: The Judiciary

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Which Founding Father referred to the judicial branch as the “least dangerous”?
a. Hamilton
b. Washington
c. Adams
d. Madison
e. Jefferson

 

 

ANS:  A                    REF:   317                NOT:  Factual

 

  1. Under the power of judicial review, a law of Congress is void if it
a. is vetoed by the president and not overridden by Congress.
b. was passed by less than a majority vote of both houses.
c. is in conflict with the Constitution.
d. is in conflict with a prior law already held constitutional by the Supreme Court.
e. was considered by each chamber, but in the wrong order.

 

 

ANS:  C                    REF:   317                NOT:  Factual

 

  1. Judges who apply rules that are clearly stated or implied by the language in the Constitution are considered to be
a. liberals.
b. conservatives.
c. constitutionalists.
d. activists.
e. strict constructionists.

 

 

ANS:  E                    REF:   318                NOT:  Conceptual

 

  1. Judges who seek to discover the general principles underlying the Constitution and then amplify them on the basis of a moral or economic theory are described as
a. strict constructionists.
b. liberals.
c. activists.
d. conservatives.
e. originalists.

 

 

ANS:  C                    REF:   318                NOT:  Conceptual

 

  1. To illustrate the tension between activists and strict constructionists, the text discusses a case involving
a. personal rights.
b. women’s suffrage.
c. affirmative action.
d. school segregation.
e. educational reform.

 

 

ANS:  D                    REF:   319                NOT:  Factual

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