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Title: In which of these systems do judges wield the most power?
Post by: lalalala1 on Mar 16, 2018
In which of these systems do judges wield the most power?
 
  a. A decentralized government with a code law system
  b. A centralized government with a common law system
  c. A parliamentary government with a statute law system
  d. A federal government with an administrative law system

 Q. 2

Which of the following is true of American politics relative to other liberal democracies?
 
  a. The U.S. system gives more power to judges but less to bureaucrats.
  b. The U.S. system gives more power to civil servants but less to the judicial branch.
  c. The U.S. system gives more power to the legislative branch but less to bureaucrats.
  d. The U.S. system gives more power to unelected public officials but less to elected officials.

 Q. 3

Which type of law allows for a judge at any level to engage in judicial review?
 
  a. Administrative
  b. Code
  c. Common d. Statute

 Q. 4

The Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison centered around _____.
 
  a. judicial review
  b. bureaucratic power
  c. administrative law
  d. presidential elections

 Q. 5

Judicial review is rarely used in parliamentary governments because _____.
 
  a. all governmental authority flows from parliament
  b. parliamentary statutes are free of legal ambiguity
  c. judges are viewed as civil servants rather than policymakers
  d. the legislative and executive branches keep each other in check

 Q. 6

Which of the following is the best example of judicial review in action?
 
  a. A trial judge follows the three strikes rule and sentences a third-time felon to life in prison.
  b. The Senate Judiciary Committee questions a potential Supreme Court Justice about equal protection doctrine.
  c. The Supreme Court voids the portion of a state election law that requires voters to show a driver's license before voting.
  d. A state appeals court throws out a conviction because the trial judge allowed the jury to see unconstitutionally acquired evidence.


Title: In which of these systems do judges wield the most power?
Post by: kzabec on Mar 16, 2018
Ans. to #1

Answer: b

Ans. to #2

Answer: a

Ans. to #3

Answer: c

Ans. to #4

Answer: a

Ans. to #5

Answer: a

Ans. to #6

Answer: c


Title: In which of these systems do judges wield the most power?
Post by: lalalala1 on Mar 16, 2018
I can see it now, thanks for clarifying with correct answers


Title: In which of these systems do judges wield the most power?
Post by: kzabec on Mar 16, 2018
Make sure to mark the topic solved