Central Texas College

GOVT 2304

Quiz 7

Question 1)Which article in the U.S. Constitution highlights the Federal Judiciary?

 

a Article

. II

 

b Article

. V

 

c Article

. III

 

d Article I

.

e Article

. IV

 

Question 2

Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution specifies which types of court cases are heard in federal courts. Which of the following types of cases would NOT be heard in a federal court?

 

a Cases that involve the U.S.

.   Constitution

 

b Cases involving foreign nations

.

c Cases that involve the U.S.

.  government

 

d Cases involving maritime

. jurisdiction

 

e Cases that involve shoplifting

.

 

Question 3

The Civil Rights Act (1964) made it unlawful to discriminate against people based upon race, gender, or religion. This meant, among other things, that restaurants and hotels in the south were no longer permitted to deny service to African Americans. The Supreme Court ruled the federal government had the constitutional authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act from which Constitutional Clause?

 

a The interstate commerce

.  clause

 

b The free exercise clause

.

c The establishment clause

.

d The necessary and

.  proper clause

 

e None of the above

.

 

Question 4

Which Supreme Court case in 1833 established that the Bill of Rights restricted only the behavior of the federal government and did not limit state powers? (The Fourteenth Amendment later changed this.)

 

a Griswold v.

.   Connecticut

b Gibbons v. Ogden

.

c Barron v.

. Baltimore

d United States v.

. Palko

e McCulloch v.

. Maryland

Question 5

Which of the following issues has NOT been ruled upon by the German high court?

 

a Admittance quotas of universities

.

b Tax deductions for political parties

.

c Denying the Holocaust and other forms of "hate speech"

.

d Tax deductions for employees who live close to their place

.  of employment

 

e All of the above have been ruled on by the German high

. court.

 

Question 6

How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?

 

a Ten

.

b Sev

. en

 

c Eigh

. t

 

d Six

.

e Nine

.

 

 

Question 7

The Supreme Court had a significant impact on the electoral system when it affirmed the principle of “one person, one vote” by prohibiting malapportionment in state legislative districts in which case?

 

a Katzenbach v.

.  McClung

 

b Gitlow v. New York

.

c Baker v. Carr

.

 

d Palko v.

.   Connecticut

 

e Loving v. Virginia

.

 

Question 8

Which Supreme Court case declared that sodomy laws were unconstitutional?

 

a Griswold v.

.   Connecticut

b Bowers v.

.   Hardwick

c Lawrence v. Texas

.

d Loving v. Virginia

.

e Gitlow v. New York

.

 

 

Question 9

Those who believe that the court should strictly construe the U.S. Constitution and defer all political questions to the legislative branch of government typically follow what approach to judicial decision-making?

 

a Judicial

. restraint

 

b Judicial

. activism

 

c Logical

.  reasoning

 

d Stare decisis

.

e None of the

.  above

 

Question 10

Which Supreme Court case upheld Congress’ authority to prohibit hotel owners from denying room accommodations on the basis of race?

 

a Days Inn v. Dallas

.

b Heart of Atlanta Motel v.

. Atlanta

c Super 8 Hotel v.

.  Richmond