The Courts #4-Pages 363-474

The Courts #4

1) How many successful Supreme Court appointments has George W. Bush made?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4

2) In recent years, the congressional confirmation process for a presidentʹs judicial appointments
could best be described as
A) a shoo-in.
B) a slam dunk.
C) contentious.
D) a love fest.
E) a rubber stamp.

3) Which president appointed the highest percentage of women and African Americans to the
federal courts?
A) George W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) George Bush
D) Ronald Reagan
E) Jimmy Carter

4) Which of the following is a constitutional requirement for being a Supreme Court justice?
A) having a law degree
B) being ʺwell knowledgeable in the lawʺ
C) passing a religious test
D) being at least thirty-five years old
E) None of the above. There are no constitutional requirements for serving on the Supreme
Court.

5) The Supreme Court has had ________ African American members in its history.
A) no B) one C) two D) five E) nine

6) The Supreme Court has had ________ female members in its history.
A) no B) two C) four D) seven E) 11

7) While recent presidents have sent their judicial branch nominees to the American Bar
Association for evaluation of their qualifications, George W. Bush abandoned this practice.
Instead, George W. Bush has vetted his nominees through
A) the Omnipotent Order of Osceola.
B) the Order of Skull and Bones.
C) the Federalist Society.
D) the Association of Legal Scholars of America.
E) the National Association of Evangelicals.

8) The Judiciary Committee hearings of which Supreme Court nominee received the most
intensive lobbying efforts by interest groups?
A) Samuel Alito
B) John Robterts
C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D) David Souter
E) Robert Bork

9) How many decisions did the Supreme Court issue in the 2005 -2006 term?

A) 88 B) 412 C) 1181 D) 5144 E) 9608

10) Cases heard by the Supreme Court are most likely to involve
A) original jurisdiction.
B) the commerce clause.
C) the elastic clause.
D) the quartering clause.
E) the Bill of Rights.