Which method is used to choose a representative sample for a public opinion poll?
a. Haphazard sampling
b. Computer simulation
c. Double-blind studies
d. Random sampling
e. Focus groups
Question -2-Which of the following statements is most consistent with judicial self-restraint?
a. It is Congress's job to legislate, not the Supreme Court's.
b. As society grows and changes, so should the Constitution.
c. It is the foremost job of the Supreme Court to establish new rules for ensuring economic equality.
d. The judiciary must restrain itself from excessive entanglements with a hostile public.
e. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and the Supreme Court is the supreme court of the land.
Question -3-Most cases reach the Supreme Court primarily by means of a(n)
a. injunction.
b. writ of habeas corpus.
c. writ of mandamus.
d. writ of certiorari.
e. stare decisis.
Question -4-At oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court,
a. the justices debate privately over the constitutional issues raised in a case.
b. attorneys meet the justices in conference to persuade them to accept the case.
c. the justices privately debate the merits of the cases before them.
d. the justices read their decisions from the bench.
e. attorneys undergo questioning from the justices.
Question -5-A written opinion of a justice who voted with the minority is called a(n)
a. opposing opinion.
b. majority opinion.
c. dissenting opinion.
d. concurring opinion.
e. advisory opinion.
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