Government 2305 Test Exam Questions Verified Solutions Current Update (A+ Pass)
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Government 2305 Test Exam Questions Verified Solutions Current Update (A+ Pass)
writ of certiorari - Answers - an order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up a case for review
Rule of Four - Answers - At least four justices of the Supreme Court must vote to consider a case befo...
Government 2305 Test Exam
Questions Verified Solutions
Current Update (A+ Pass)
writ of certiorari - Answers -✔✔ an order by a higher court directing a lower court to
send up a case for review
Rule of Four - Answers -✔✔ At least four justices of the Supreme Court must vote to
consider a case before it can be heard
Case laws - Answers -✔✔ Rules made by a court.
class-action suit - Answers -✔✔ a legal action on behalf of all the people who have
suffered the same injustice
jurisdiction - Answers -✔✔ (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Diversity of Citizenship - Answers -✔✔ A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a
lawsuit between citizens of different states.
justicable controversy - Answers -✔✔ a controversy that is real
Litigate - Answers -✔✔ to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings
Amicus curiae brief - Answers -✔✔ Latin for "friend of the court"; a brief that supports
one of the sides in a case being tried
general jurisdiction - Answers -✔✔ Authority of a court to hear a wide range of cases
Limited Jurisdiction - Answers -✔✔ Happens when a court is limited to specific subject
matter, such as probate or divorce.
appellate court - Answers -✔✔ A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues
that were originally tried in lower courts.
plurality opinion - Answers -✔✔ An opinion written by the majority of justices on the
winning side.
senatorial courtesy - Answers -✔✔ Allows a senator to veto a judicial appointment in
their state
, judicial activism - Answers -✔✔ philosophy that the courts should take an active role in
solving problems
judicial restraint - Answers -✔✔ a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages
judges to limit the exercise of their own power
strict construction - Answers -✔✔ "Letter of the law"
Broad Construction - Answers -✔✔ A judicial philosophy that looks to the context and
purpose of a law when making an interpretation.
judicial implementation - Answers -✔✔ the way in which court decisions are translated
into policy
Political question - Answers -✔✔ An issue that needs to be decided by the executive or
legislative branches
foreign policy - Answers -✔✔ a government's strategy in dealing with other nations
diplomacy - Answers -✔✔ How a nation handles political relations
economic aid - Answers -✔✔ Assistance to other countries designed to help the
recipient's economy.
National security policy - Answers -✔✔ Foreign policy designed to protect a nation's
independence
Defense Policy - Answers -✔✔ A subset of national security policies having to do with
the U.S. armed forces.
moral idealism - Answers -✔✔ Sees nations as willing to cooperate and agree on moral
standards
Political Realism - Answers -✔✔ A philosophy that sees each nation acting principally
in its own interest.
Terrorism - Answers -✔✔ A systematic attempt to inspire fear
Normal Trade Relations (NTR) Status - Answers -✔✔ Granted through an international
treaty "most-favored-nation"
intelligence community - Answers -✔✔ the agencies and bureaus responsible for
obtaining and interpreting information for the government
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