Quarter 4 Test

Question 1

a case that could be tried in either Federal or state court

Answer 1

concurrent jurisdiction

Question 2

lower federal courts below the supreme court

Answer 2

inferior courts

Question 3

deals with judicial power in the US (courts of appeals, district courts, and the US Court of International Trade)

Answer 3

constitutional courts

Question 4

most cases in federal court fall in this category; this means that the case can only be heard in federal court

Answer 4

exclusive jurisdiction

Question 5

judicial decision that serves as a guide for settling later cases of a similar nature

Answer 5

precedent

Question 6

a justice who may agree with the Majority Opinion, but writes their own opinion because the Majority Opinion may not address a certain issue
came to majority decision differently

Answer 6

concurring opinion

Question 7

one or more justices may write a _____ if they disagree with the majority opinion
do not become legal precedents

Answer 7

dissenting opinion

Question 8

at least four of the nine justices must agree that a case should be put on the courts docket (schedule)

Answer 8

rule of four

Question 9

sets out the facts in a case, identifies the issues it presents and details the reasons for the majority’s decision
stands as precendent

Answer 9

majority opinion

Question 10

chief justice of the SC

Answer 10

john roberts (2005)

Question 11

list the supreme court justices from oldest to newest (8) minus chief justice

Answer 11

Clarence Thomas
RBG
Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena kagan
Neil Forsuch
Brett Kavanaugh

Question 12

TRUE/FALSE: Generally, Federal District courts only hear lawsuits

Answer 12

False

Question 13

TRUE/FALSE: Interest Groups try and influence the Presidents choice for federal judges

Answer 13

True

Question 14

TRUE/FALSE: A federal court will hear a case that involves an official of the American Government

Answer 14

true

Question 15

TRUE/FALSE: Appellate courts have the ability to re-try a case

Answer 15

false

Question 16

TRUE/FALSE: The power if the federal courts is limited by the constitution

Answer 16

true

Question 17

TRUE/FALSE: If the supreme court decides not to hear a case, then the decision of the lower court will stand

Answer 17

true

Question 18

TRUE/FALSE: Dissenting opinions can be used as legal precedents

Answer 18

false

Question 19

a country that provides social services at little or no direct cost

Answer 19

welfare state

Question 20

a market in which buyers and sellers are free to buy and sell what they want

Answer 20

free market

Question 21

all human produced goods and services

Answer 21

capital

Question 22

when the government takes over all privately owned industries

Answer 22

nationalization

Question 23

government bureaucrats plan for the development of the economy over a period of years

Answer 23

command economy

Question 24

an individual with the drive and ambition to combine land, labor, and capital resources to produce goods or offer sevices

Answer 24

entrepreneur

Question 25

a company that is the only source of a product or service and can charge basically whatever

Answer 25

monopoly

Question 26

Venezuelan leader who created a socialist government

Answer 26

hugo chavez

Question 27

soviet leader who took over the ownership of farms and factories

Answer 27

josef stalin

Question 28

north korean communist leader who has repeatedly threatened to invade south korea

Answer 28

kim jong un

Question 29

wrote the book wealth of nations; he is often seen as the father of capitalism

Answer 29

adam smith

Question 30

first communist leader of the soviet union

Answer 30

vladmir lenin

Question 31

american president who was seen as the trust buster

Answer 31

Theodore roosevelt

Question 32

soviet leader in the 1980’s, who had the economic policies of glasnost and perestroika

Answer 32

mikhail gorbachev

Question 33

Wrote the communist manifesto; is often seen as the father of communism

Answer 33

karl marx

Question 34

TRUE/FALSE: communism was supposed to be a classless society, however, the soviet union had classes

Answer 34

true

Question 35

TRUE/FALSE: people in socialist countries pay higher taxes because the government provides more services

Answer 35

true

Question 36

TRUE/FALSE: competition between companies is one of the most important parts of communism

Answer 36

false

Question 37

TRUE/FALSE: people in communist countries tend to be very religious

Answer 37

false

Question 38

TRUE/FALSE: In history, socialism has worked better than communism

Answer 38

true