Which of the following reflect reasons Harriet Miers received criticism after her nomination by President
George W. Bush to the Supreme Court in 2005? - x her ultra-conservative positions in previous cases ?
her gender
? lack of judicial experience
? continual disagreements with the president
? None of these options is correct. She was confirmed by the Senate.
Which of the following hears the fewest cases per year? - the U.S. Supreme Court
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the current number of Supreme Court
justices? - x The president established the number of justices.
? The number of justices cannot be increased
? The number of justices cannot be decreased.
? none of these options
The decision in Marbury v. Madison did which of the following? - established the power of judicial
review
,Which of the following might a president consider when taking into account the likelihood of Senate
confirmation of his nominee to the Supreme Court? - judicial experience; personal relationship with the
president; the size of the opposition party (all of these options )
- ? creation of the Supreme Court
? creation of the lower courts
? establishment of the number of Supreme Court justices
? the Judiciary Act
- ? His ideological leanings
? his standpoint on the right to privacy
? his interpretation of the Constitution
? all of these options
- law clerks for the justices: the Supreme Court justices; the solicitor general
(all of these options)
, The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) did which of the following? - all of
these options
before the "court-packing scheme," what was the court's majority opinion of Roosevelt's New Deal
program? - that it was an unconstitutional use of federal power
what is the minimum number of Supreme Court justices that have served at any one time?
6-6
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Supreme Court's early history?
The Supreme Court met in a variety of places. - The Supreme Court met in a variety of places.
The Judiciary Act did which of the following?
created a three-tiered federal court structure - created a three-tiered federal court structure
According to Table 1, section 2 of Article III does which of the following?
gives the Supreme Court original and appellate jurisdiction - gives the Supreme Court original and
appellate jurisdiction
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