01 Aug SOC 205 WEEK 4 QUIZ 2

Question 1 

It is the primary function of this person to decide, on behalf of the United States, which cases will and will not be presented to the U.S. Supreme Court for review.

 

U.S. attorney general

 

U.S. attorneys

 

U.S. solicitor general

 

state attorneys general

Question 2 

People who cannot afford legal services or have trouble affording legal services for their upcoming trial are called:

 

pro bono publico

 

pro tempore

 

pro se litigants

 

quid pro quo

Question 3 

Those who prosecute persons accused of violating state criminal statutes are commonly known as

 

public defenders.

 

assigned counsel.

 

general counsels.

 

district attorneys.

Question 4 

In 1870, Christopher Columbus Langdell was appointed dean of the law school at this university where he introduced the case method of teaching.

 

Yale

 

William and Mary

 

Harvard

 

the University of Virginia

Question 5 

Because they consider free assistance a professional obligation, many lawyers provide services _______.

 

pro forma

 

pro bono publico

 

pro se

 

pro tempore

Question 6 

Lawyers are least likely to do this.

 

spend time counseling their   clients about the proper course of action

 

draft documents—such as contracts,   wills, deeds, and leases—for their clients.

 

engage in negotiations (such as   plea bargains or pretrial settlements).

 

argue cases in a courtroom.

Question 7 

After being appointed and serving for a short period of time, the newly appointed judge in a merit selection system must run in a ____ election in order to remain on the bench.

 

partisan

 

retention

 

nonpartisan

 

reclamation

Question 8 

Only two states select state judges by _______.

 

the president

 

their governors

 

the voters

 

their legislators

Question 9 

What is significant about the 2015 amendment to the Wisconsin constitution to allow chief justices to be voted on by their peers in the state supreme court?

 

It was a political move to allow   the conservative court to vote out the elected liberal chief justice.

 

It was a political move to allow   the conservative court to retain conservative judges even though the rest of   the state votes Democratic.

 

It went against recommendations by   the judicial ethics committee in the state.

 

In all other states, judges are   elected by popular vote and Wisconsin is unique with this requirement.

Question 10 

What is one way a state can remove a judge that is the subject of numerous ethics complaints?

 

Contact the state bar to institute   disbar proceedings.

 

Hold a recall election in states   where judges are elected.

 

Appeal to the federal courts to   have the judge tried.

 

Vote to disrobe the judge in state   legislature.

Question 11 

Which of the following is not a method used to select state court judges?

 

presidential appointment

 

merit selection

 

partisan election

 

appointment by the legislature

Question 12 

In states that officially choose their judges for full terms by partisan elections, a number of judges may receive their initial position through

 

gubernatorial appointment.

 

presidential appointment.

 

nonpartisan elections.

 

appointment by the state court of   last resort.

Question 13 

What did the Supreme Court ruling for the case of Caperton v A.T. Massey Coal Co. say about contributions to judges’ election campaigns?

 

Contributions were legal and   covered under first amendment rights.

 

Judges cannot take contributions   to their election campaigns.

 

Excessive contributions create a   threat to a fair trial

 

Judges can accept contributions   from individuals but not corporations.

Question 14 

Who appointed Thurgood Marshall as the first black member of the Supreme Court?

 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

John F. Kennedy

 

Lyndon B. Johnson

 

Bill Clinton

Question 15 

All federal judges appointed under the provisions of Article 3 of the Constitution hold office

 

“during the Term of fourteen   Years.”

 

“until the time of   Adjournment of the Congress.”

 

“during good Behavior.”

 

“until the Times, Places and   Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives” is   prescribed.

Question 16 

Which one of the following describes the practice known as senatorial courtesy?

 

It requires the Senate to confirm   the president’s appointments to the district courts.

 

It allows senators of the   president’s political party who object to a candidate whom the president   wishes to appoint to a district judgeship in their home state to have a   virtual veto over the nomination.

 

It requires the president to use   the blue slip procedure when asking a senator to recommend judges for the   federal bench.

 

It allows the Senate an   opportunity to override a presidential veto of a Supreme Court appointment.

Question 17 

What did the second part of the Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act establish?

 

Pensions and retirement pay for   judges

 

A statutory complaint procedure   against judges.

 

A standard system for appointing   federal judges.

 

A code of conduct for federal   judges.

Question 18 

Federal judges can be removed from the bench by

 

the president who appointed them.

 

a majority vote of the Senate.

 

impeachment by the Senate and   conviction by the House of Representatives.

 

impeachment by the House of Representatives   and conviction by the Senate.

Question 19 

What is the American Bar Association’s (ABA) role in the judicial selection process?

 

Members of the ABA sit on the   Senate Judiciary Committee and have a vote.

 

The ABA offers a slate of   candidates to fill various positons to the Senate Judiciary Committee for   consideration

 

Judges have to meet ABA approval   before going to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

 

The ABA reviews all candidates and   rates them as either “well-qualified”, “qualified”, or   “not qualified”.

Question 20 

The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court was

 

Sandra Day O’Connor.

 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

 

Sonia Sotomayor.

 

Elena Kagan.

Question 21 

Whose judicial team had the most conservative voting record?

 

Carter

 

Eisenhower

 

Obama

 

Reagan

Question 22 

When the Republicans in the Senate could no longer filibuster Obama’s judicial nominees, what tactic did they use to delay or block his appointments?

 

refusing to show up for hearings

 

blue slip process

 

calling numerous points of order

 

ordering numerous background   checks on nominees

Question 23 

A comparison of decisions rendered by district court judges appointed by recent presidents shows that judges appointed by which president had the highest percentage of liberal decisions in civil liberties and rights cases?

 

Johnson

 

Carter

 

Ford

 

Clinton

Question 24 

A comparison of decisions rendered by district court judges appointed by recent presidents shows that judges appointed by which President had the lowest percentage of liberal decisions in civil liberties and rights cases.

 

Nixon

 

Reagan

 

George H.W. Bush

 

George W. Bush

Question 25 

President Obama selected which justice as his first Supreme Court nominee?

 

John Roberts, Jr.

 

Sonia Sotomayor

 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

 

Antonin Scalia