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soc205_exam_4.docx1. Discuss in a paragraph the factors that influence the realist-behavioralist in judicial decision making.
2. Review how U.S attorneys roles may influence judicial policymaking. (paragraph)
3. Of the approximately seven thousand petitions presented to the U.S. Supreme Court each year, the justices agree to hear only ____ on the merits.
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four thousand |
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two thousand |
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a few hundred |
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fifty |
4. Which of the following best describes small-group analysis?
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Because Supreme Court justices receive so many petitions for review each year, they must look for readily identifiable characteristics that trigger a positive response as they decide whether to grant certiorari. |
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Justices want to influence the judgments of their colleagues and to be on the winning side as often as possible. |
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Justices view cases primarily in terms of the broad political and socioeconomic issues they raise and they generally respond to these issues in accordance with their personal values and attitudes. |
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A good deal of interaction takes place among the justices from the time a case is first discussed in conference to the moment the final decision is rendered. |
5. The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution overturned
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Chisholm v. Georgia (dealing with suits against a state in federal court). |
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Scott v. Sanford (dealing with the legality of slavery). |
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Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Co. (pertaining to the constitutionality of the income tax). |
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Oregon v. Mitchell (pertaining to the right to vote on the basis of age). |
6. The ____ has the primary responsibility for setting the agenda of the conference and traditionally is the first to offer an opinion about each case.
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most junior justice on the Supreme Court |
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chief justice of the United States |
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oldest justice on the Supreme Court |
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most senior justice in the majority |
7. Of all of the strategies judges can use when they dislike a higher court's policy decision, ____ is used the most rarely.
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defiance |
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avoiding having to apply the policy by declaring a portion of the higher court decision to be dicta |
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applying the policy as narrowly as possible |
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ruling that a precedent is not controlling because of factual differences between the higher court case and the one before the lower court |
8. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
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At times, the executive branch may be called on directly to implement a judicial decision. |
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The appointment power gives the president an opportunity to influence federal judicial policies. |
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A president, simply by his words and actions, may encourage support for, or resistance to, a new judicial policy. |
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The U.S attorneys are in a position to influence judicial policymaking, because they determine which of the cases involving the federal government as a party will be appealed to the Supreme Court. |
9. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
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When a court interprets a federal statute in a way that differs from what a majority in Congress intended, there is nothing Congress can do. |
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A constitutional interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court can be overturned by an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
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Bills may be introduced in Congress to limit or remove the federal courts' jurisdiction in certain types of cases. |
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Federal judges may be impeached and removed from office by Congress. |
10. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
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Policies established by collegial courts are often ambiguous because the majority opinion is written to accommodate several judges. |
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One way lower court judges become aware of upper-court decisions is to hear of them from lawyers presenting cases in the lower courts. |
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Lower court judges have no discretion when implementing a higher court's policy. |
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An appellate court's decision may be unclear because the subject matter is so complex that it is difficult to fashion a clear policy. |
11. The realist-behavioralist view suggests that judicial decision making is essentially the product of
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extralegal factors. |
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laws. |
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precedent. |
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facts. |
12. The contention that goal-directed justices operate in strategic or inter-dependent decision-making contexts best describes
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attitude theory. |
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social leadership on the Court. |
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task leadership on the Court. |
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rational choice theory. |
