A) nine
B) six
C) five
D) three
E) two
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A) the civil rights of former slaves.
B) economic regulation by government.
C) the rights of the criminally accused.
D) the balance of power between states and the federal government.
E) First Amendment freedoms.
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A) constitutional courts.
B) district courts.
C) courts of appeal.
D) legislative courts.
E) the Supreme Court.
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A) approve every case the federal government presents to the Supreme Court.
B) enforce the decisions of the Supreme Court.
C) serve as the principal legal adviser, or counsel, to members of the Supreme Court.
D) maintain order in the Supreme Court's courtroom.
E) direct participants in oral argument before the Supreme Court.
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A) They play a big role in deciding which cases are granted certiorari.
B) They are recent law school graduates.
C) They are confirmed by the Senate.
D) Some of the opinions written by the justices are drafted by the clerks.
E) None of the above
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A) lower federal courts and state courts.
B) Congress.
C) the president.
D) state prosecutors.
E) state governors.
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A) Two or more federal courts of appeals have decided the same issue in different ways.
B) The highest court in a state has held a federal law in violation of the Constitution.
C) The highest court in a state has held a state law in violation of the Constitution.
D) The highest court in a state has upheld a state law against a claim that it is in violation of the Constitution.
E) All of the above
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A) dissenting opinion.
B) concurring opinion.
C) opinion of the Court.
D) per curiam opinion.
E) plurality opinion.
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A) Political liberals can be strict constructionists.
B) Political conservatives can be activists.
C) Activists amplify constitutional principles on the basis of some moral or economic philosophy.
D) Strict constructionists try to confine themselves to rules stated or clearly implied in the Constitution.
E) None of the above
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A) attorney general.
B) state judge.
C) prosecutor.
D) defense attorney.
E) federal judge.
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A) majority.
B) per curiam.
C) concurring.
D) dissenting.
E) mandatory.
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A) supports the president.
B) supports Congress.
C) departs from stare decisis.
D) challenges interest groups.
E) upholds precedent.
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A) some defendants are tried in both state and federal courts.
B) some cases can be tried only in state courts.
C) civil rights cases can be tried only in federal courts.
D) one level of government can block the prosecutions of another.
E) cases cannot be appealed across the state and federal judiciary.
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A) advisory
B) diverse
C) unanimous
D) contentious
E) multiple
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A) in power.
B) out of power.
C) liberal.
D) conservative.
E) centrist.
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