US Politics Supreme Court Cases Test 1

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Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Supreme Court Cases) High School & Adult (US Government & Civics, USA) USA US Constitution, Bill of Rights & Civics (USCIS)

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Section: Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Supreme Court Cases) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Supreme Court Cases) · Country: USA

Civics knowledge is crucial for knowing individual rights and responsibilities and understanding government structure.

This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What is sovereign immunity?

A) States shielded from suits

B) Kings rule

C) All can sue

D) No courts

Question 2

What best defines oral argument?

A) Jury debate

B) Lawyers' spoken case

C) Public vote

D) Press chat

Question 3

Which term means "president rejects a bill"?

A) impeachment

B) the cabinet

C) a veto

D) Congress's power of the purse

Question 4

Which term means "Four votes hear case"?

A) a veto

B) impeachment

C) the cabinet

D) the rule of four

Question 5

What is court packing?

A) Adding seats for control

B) Moving courts

C) Firing judges

D) Closing cases

Question 6

Which of the following best defines pocket veto?

A) state veto

B) bill dies unsigned after adjournment

C) quick signing

D) court appeal

Question 7

Which case limited affirmative-action quotas (1978)?

A) Grutter v. Bollinger

B) Fisher v. Texas

C) Regents v. Bakke

D) Brown v. Board

Question 8

Which term means "Strong federal power"?

A) a veto

B) impeachment

C) the cabinet

D) the Marshall Court known for

Question 9

What best defines a concurrence?

A) Agreeing for own reasons

B) Disagreeing vote

C) Tie breaker

D) Delay tactic

Question 10

What is a dissent?

A) Winning order

B) Losing side's view

C) Court recess

D) New trial

Question 11

What did Marbury v. Madison establish?

A) Executive privilege

B) Filibuster powers

C) Judicial review

D) State immunity

Question 12

What best defines judicial activism?

A) No courts

B) Lazy judges

C) Only old cases

D) Broad rights rulings

Question 13

What best defines a majority opinion?

A) Winning reasoning

B) Losing view

C) Tie note

D) Press release

Question 14

Who is the vice president's job?

A) appoint judges

B) Senate tie-breaker, succession

C) command army

D) make laws

Question 15

In which year was Brown v. Board decided?

A) 1896

B) 1964

C) 1954

D) 1973

Question 16

Which person is the vice president's job?

A) appoint judges

B) command army

C) make laws

D) Senate tie-breaker, succession

Question 17

What best defines stare decisis?

A) Standing by precedent

B) Ignoring past

C) New trials

D) Fast appeals

Question 18

What best defines sovereign immunity?

A) Kings rule

B) States shielded from suits

C) All can sue

D) No courts

Question 19

What is precedent?

A) New statute

B) Voter wish

C) Past ruling guiding

D) Party rule

Question 20

What is equal protection?

A) Rich pay less

B) States differ

C) Only federal rights

D) Same laws for all

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