CHAPTER 12: The Judiciary

CHAPTER 12: The Judiciary

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

ANS: A REF: 317 NOT: Factual

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

Judges who apply rules that are clearly stated or implied by the language in the Constitution are considered to be

ANS: E REF: 318 NOT: Conceptual

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

ANS: C REF: 318 NOT: Conceptual

To illustrate the tension between activists and strict constructionists, the text discusses a case involving

ANS: D REF: 319 NOT: Factual

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