Chapter 10.5

1) The Supreme Court will hear a case if ________ justices vote to do so.
A) seven B) six C) five D) four E) two

2) The member of the Justice Department who typically handles appeals to the Supreme Court on
behalf of the U.S. government is the
A) attorney general.
B) solicitor general.
C) secretary of justice.
D) ombudsman.
E) docent.

3) Who is most likely to write an amicus brief?
A) Congress
B) the chief justice
C) the chief justice if he is in the majority; the associate justice with the most seniority if the
chief justice is in the minority
D) the media
E) interest groups

4) The idea that judges should use their power broadly to further justice is called
A) stare decisis.
B) original intent.
C) judicial restraint.
D) judicial activism.
E) conservative restoration.

5) The idea that judges should give deference to the decisions of elected lawmakers is called
A) precedent ruling.
B) judicial restraint.
C) stare decisis.
D) extralegal decision making.
E) statutory extrapolation.

6) According to the attitudinal model of judicial decision making, justices are mostly likely to
decide cases based on
A) their childhood experiences.
B) their policy preferences.
C) who donated the most money to their retirement funds.
D) strategic concerns.
E) the attitudes of the lawyers arguing the case.

7) In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled that public high school graduations could not include a
prayer. However, many schools continue to include prayers at graduation ceremonies and
football games. This demonstrates the concept of
A) judicial implementation.
B) laissez-faire.
C) the behavioral model.
D) original intent.
E) sovereign immunity.