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The Supreme Court:
A. Hears very few 'original jurisdiction' cases
Is the final court of appeals in the United States
Has the authority to declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional
B and C only
All of the above
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In 1803, with Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established what doctrine?
The Supreme Court's role as final arbiter on constitutional questions
The right to award political patronage
The power of the president to do what he sees fit
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In 1896 the Supreme Court decided a case that resulted in what was known as 'the separate but equal' doctrine, which would stand in many cases until 1954. What was the case?
Mapp v. Ohio
Korematsu v. U.S.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Ashcroft v. ACLU
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Which list correctly names four Supreme Court justices?
Harry Blackmun, Potter Stewart, Felix M. Frankfurter, Douglas Ginsburg
Cotton Mather, John Sirica, Learned Hand, Robert Bork
Fred Vinson, Thurgood Marshall, Ruth Ginsburg, John Jay
Abe Fortas,Anthony Kennedy,William Marbury, William Taft
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Franklin Roosevelt was accused of trying to 'pack the Court' in 1937. What was he trying to do?
Get certain justices impeached so that he could appoint others.
Appoint only justices who reflected his political philosophy.
Add more associate justices to the court.
All of the above.
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What was unusual about the background of Supreme Court justice Byron White?
He wasn't born in the United States.
He had been a professional football player.
He didn't have a law degree.
He had starred in Broadway plays before turning to the law.
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Before the 2000 Bush v. Gore presidential election case, when the court took just four days from when it accepted the case to when it issued its decision, what had been the quickest turnaround in court history?
The 1972 ruling requiring President Nixon to hand over the Oval Office tapes.
A First Amendment case involving pornography, in 1961.
The 1971 Pentagon Papers case.
None of the above
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"Griswold v. Connecticut" upheld:
The right to bear arms
The right not to bear children
The right to refuse military induction
The right to abortion
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Unless they are convicted of misconduct, justices of the Supreme Court serve:
Twenty-year terms
Until they are voted out of office by the people.
At the pleasure of the president
For life
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Who was the only president to also serve on the Supreme Court?
Andrew Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
Thomas Jefferson
William Howard Taft
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Which justice wrote an opinion using this phrase: "Three generations of imbeciles are enough"?
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Roger Taney
Rufus W. Peckham
Levi Woodbury
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What words appear on the front of the Supreme Court building?
Stare Decisis
Oderint dum metuant
E Pluribus Unum
Equal Justice Under Law
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Who is the longest-serving member of the current Supreme Court?
Stephen Breyer
Sandra Day O'Connor
William H. Rehnquist
Clarence Thomas