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Match the definition with the correct term.
"What is the practice of government employment based upon competitive examination and merit?"
spoils system
civil service system
brief
dissenting opinion
"What is a pardon toward a group of people?"
amnesty
embargo
remand
precedent
"What is an earlier model upon which judges may base decisions?"
stare decisis
judicial review
foreign policy
What Latin term means, "Let the decision stand"?
absente reo
de jure
sub poena
What is the lowest level of courts in the federal judiciary?
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
District Court
Local courts
What is an agreement prohibiting trade?
mercantilism
What are members or a party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president called?
electors
cabinet
diplomats
senators
True or false: The number of each state's electoral votes are determined by the number equal to its total representatives and senators.
True or false: The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln spurred the passage of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1883?
To whom does the Constitution give power to officially declare war? Mark all that apply.
Party leader
Senate
Congress
President
Check all that apply.
What three rulings can result from a case in a federal appeals court?
Uphold lower court's decision
Overturn lower court's decision
Remand case to lower court for new trial
Have a new trial at the appeals level
What two kinds of disputes have their original trials in the Supreme Courts?
Cases involving foreign diplomats
Those in which a state is involved
Neither A and B
Both A and B
Check all the apply.
How does someone become a Supreme Court justice?
Appointed by the president
Confirmed by Senate
Runs in an election
Appointed by Congress
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
A concurring opinion jurisdiction dissenting opinion constitutional( concurring opinion, jurisdiction, dissenting opinion, constitutional ) is the opinion written by a justice who votes with the majority but for different reasons.
The written opinion by a justice who disagrees with the majority's decision is a .
How are directors of independent agencies appointed?
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