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QUESTION 1 1 . T he fo unders o f th e U nit e d S ta te s o f A m eric a n g ave C ongre ss: t h e le gis la tiv e p ow er t h e e xe cu tiv e p ow er t h e p ow er o f ju dic ia l r e vie w n o p ow er a t a ll 3 p oin ts QUESTION 2 1 . T he fo unders o f th e U nit e d S ta te s o f A m eric a : s o ught to c re ate a ty ra nny b y g iv in g th e P re sid ent t o ta l p ow er o ve r th e c o untr y f e are d th e p ow er in th e h ands o f a s in gle p ers o n c o uld r e su lt in ty ra nny a nd th ere fo re g ave l e gis la tiv e p ow er to C ongre ss g ave th e S upre m e C ourt c o m ple te c o ntr o l o ve r th e U nit e d S ta te s d id n ot g iv e th e fe dera l g ove rn m ent a ny p ow ers , r e se rv in g a ll p ow er to th e s ta te s 3 p oin ts QUESTION 3 1 . T he U nit e d S ta te s C ongre ss is a u nic a m era l le gis la tu re c o m pose d o nly o f a n atio nal S enate . T ru e F als e b la nk b la nk 3 p oin ts p oin ts QUESTION 6 1 . C om mit te es o f C ongre ss: h ave lit tle r e al in flu ence o ve r le gis la tio n a re p art o f th e e xe cu tiv e b ra nch o f g ove rn m ent a re p art o f th e ju dic ia l b ra nch o f g ove rn m ent h ave g re at p ow er o ve r m ost le gis la tiv e m atte rs 3 p oin ts QUESTION 7 1 . T he S enate filib uste r: w as b anned b y C ongre ss in 1 988 i s a m eans b y w hic h a p olit ic a l m in orit y c a n d efe nd i t s e lf a gain st m ajo rit y p re fe re nce s c a nnot b e lim it e d in a ny w ay c a n b e s to pped b y d ir e ctiv e o f th e p re sid ent 3 p oin ts QUESTION 8 1 . T he p ow ers o f C ongre ss lis te d in A rtic le 1 , S ectio n 8 o f th e C onstit u tio n a re k n ow n a s: t h e s u perp ow ers t h e e xe cu tiv e p ow ers t h e e num era te d p ow ers j u dic ia l r e vie w 3 p oin ts QUESTION 9 1 . T here is n o w ay fo r C ongre ss to o ve rrid e a p re sid entia l v e to o f a b ill. T F 3 p oin ts QUESTION 10 1 . T he H ouse o f R epre se nta tiv e s h as m ore m em be rs th an t h e S enate . T ru e F als e b la nk b la nk 3 p oin ts QUESTION 1 1 1 . T he S enate h as m ore m em bers th an th e H ouse o f R epre se nta tiv e s. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 12 1 . W hic h o f th e fo llo w in g is n ot o ne o f th e m ajo r r o le s o f th e p re sid ent? c o m mander in c h ie f c h ie f le gis la to r c h ie f o f s ta te s p eake r o f th e h ouse o f r e pre se nta tiv e s 3 p oin ts QUESTION 13 1 . P re sid ents a re e le cte d b y th e n atio nal p o pula r v o te , n ot th e E le cto ra l C olle ge v o te . T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 14 1 . T he m in im um a ge to s e rv e a s p re sid ent o f th e U nit e d S ta te s is : 3 p oin ts QUESTION 15 1 . T he P re sid ent’s a bilit y to p ers u ade o th ers is a n im porta nt a sp ect o f th e p re sid entâ s p ow er. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 16 1 . W hile p re sid ents h ave r e gula rly b eco m e in vo lv e d in m ilit a ry a ctio ns, o nly C ongre ss h as t h e p ow er to fo rm ally d ecla re w ar. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 17 1 . S enato rs h ave th e p ow er to a dvis e a nd c o nse nt o n e xe cu tiv e a ppoin tm ents , in clu din g S upre m e C ourt ju stic e s, c a bin et m em bers , fe dera l ju dges, a m bassa dors , a nd o th er o ff ic ia ls . T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 18 1 . M arb ury v . M adis o n ( 1 803) e sta blis h ed: t h e it e m v e to t h e le gis la tiv e v e to j u dic ia l r e vie w t h e fir s t n atio nal b ank 3 p oin ts QUESTION 19 1 . A ll fe dera l ju dges: a re a ppoin te d b y th e p re sid ent a nd c o nfir m ed b y th e S enate a re a ppoin te d b y th e p re sid ent a nd c o nfir m ed b y b oth h ouse s o f C ongre ss m ust b e a t le ast fo rty y e ars o ld w hen a ppoin te d m ust r u n fo r r e ele ctio n a fte r b ein g a ppoin te d 3 p oin ts QUESTION 20 1 . T he id ea o f p re ce dent: m eans th at ju dic ia l p ow er h as b een tr a nsfe rre d to t h e p re sid ent r e fe rs to th e s h if t o f ju dic ia l p ow er to th e s ta te s m eans th at ju dges s h ould u se p ast d ecis io ns a s g uid es w hen d ecid in g s im ila r is su es c o m in g b efo re th e c o urt m eans th at th e C ongre ss s h ould m ake a ll d e cis io ns a bout in te rp re tin g la w 3 p oin ts QUESTION 21 1 . T he id ea o f ju dic ia l o bje ctiv it y s u ggests th at: j u dges s h ould n ot e ngage in p olic y m akin g a n o nly i n te rp re t t h e la w j u dges s h ould e ngage in p artis a n p olit ic s a n d m ake l a w s p ecia l in te re st g ro ups h ave a r ig ht to lo bby t h e S upre m e C ourt t h e c o urts s h ould b e a bolis h ed 3 p oin ts QUESTION 22 1 . F edera l c o urts d o n ot: r e nder a dvis o ry o pin io ns i n it ia te c a se s h ave e le cte d ju dges a ll o f th e a nsw ers a re c o rre ct 3 p oin ts QUESTION 23 1 . T he tr ia l c o urts o f th e fe dera l s yste m a re th e: d is tr ic t c o urts c ir c u it c o urts s p ecia l c o urts s u perio r c o urts 3 p oin ts QUESTION 24 1 . T he p rin cip le o f s ta re d ecis is : r e quir e s a c o urt to r e ly o n p re ce dent in m akin g it s d ecis io ns i s n eve r fo llo w ed b y U .S . c o urts r e quir e s th e c o urt to m ake r a dic a lly d if f e re nt ju dic ia l d ecis io ns o ve r tim e a rg ues th at a str o lo gy s h ould d ete rm in e ju dic ia l o utc o m es 3 p oin ts QUESTION 25 1 . T he id ea th at c o urts s h ould r e ly o n th e o u tc o m es o f p ast c a se s to m ake th eir c u rre nt j u dic ia l d ecis io ns is k n ow n a s th e p rin cip le o f: j u dic ia l r e vie w s e le ctiv e e nfo rc e m ent l e gis la tiv e i n dependence s ta re d ecis is 3 p oin ts QUESTION 26 1 . T he d octr in e o f o rig in al in te nt r e quir e s th a t th e w ord s o f th e C onstit u tio n b e g iv e n th eir h is to ric a l m eanin g w hen th e c o urt m ake s d ecis io ns. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 27 1 . T he S upre m e C ourt w ill g ra nt r e vie w ( g ra n t c e rtio ra ri) t o a lm ost a ll c a se s b ro ught to it b y t h e p ublic : T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 28 1 . T he c h ie f ju stic e o f th e S upre m e C ourt w ho w ro te th e M arb ury v . M adis o n d ecis io n w as: W arre n B urg er E arl W arre n J o hn M ars h a ll R oger B . T a ney 3 p oin ts QUESTION 29 1 . T he C ongre ss o f th e U nit e d S ta te s h as th e ju dic ia l p ow er. T ru e F als e b la nk b la nk 3 p oin ts QUESTION 30 1 . E ach s ta te h as th e s a m e n um ber o f S ena to rs in th e S enate . T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 31 1 . E ach s ta te h as th e s a m e n um ber o f m em bers in th e H ouse o f R epre se nta tiv e s. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 32 1 . T he P re sid ent h as th e c o nstit u tio nal p ow er to o ff ic ia lly d ecla re w ar. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 33 1 . A p re sid ent’s p opula rit y w it h th e p eople c a n h elp t h e p re sid ent p ers u ade C ongre ss to e nact th e p re sid entâ s p olic y p re fe re nce s. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 34 1 . S upre m e C ourt ju stic e s a re e le cte d b y s ta te le gis la tu re s. T F b b 3 p oin ts QUESTION 35 1 . E ach o f th e s ta te s m ain ta in s it s o w n c o urt s yste m . T ru e F als e