"The constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that, in this country, it is no part of the business of government to compose official prayers for any group of the American people to recite as part of a religious program carried on by government."
- Justice Hugo Black, from the decision in Engel v. Vitale (1962)
To which clause in the Bill of Rights does this quotation most specifically relate?
AThe Establishment Clause
BThe Free Exercise Clause
CThe Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause
DThe Self-Incrimination Clause
Why did the Framers decide that federal judges should be appointed for life rather than elected every few years?
AAppointed judges are not swayed by public opinion.
BAppointed judges follow the president’s goals for the country.
CAppointed judges understand the Constitution better than elected judges.
DAppointed judges take their jobs more seriously than elected judges.
Which statement gives an example of how the types of jurisdiction are structured within the judicial branch of government?
AFederal and state courts never hear the same case.
BFederal courts have exclusive jurisdiction in all federal matters.
CA court in which a case is first heard is said to have appellate jurisdiction.
DA court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court has original jurisdiction over that case.
What criteria might a judge who abides by a philosophy of judicial restraint use to decide a case?
AThe judge would consider previous court decisions on the topic but ultimately consider the current circumstances and changes in society.
BThe judge would not consider previous rulings but rely mainly on modern-day circumstances and beliefs.
CThe judge would defer to the actions of the executive and legislative branches in deciding the case.
DThe judge would consider both the intent of the Framers who wrote the part of the Constitution in question and previous court decisions on the topic.
AThe Establishment Clause
BThe Free Exercise Clause
CThe Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause
DThe Self-Incrimination Clause
AAppointed judges are not swayed by public opinion.
BAppointed judges follow the president’s goals for the country.
CAppointed judges understand the Constitution better than elected judges.
DAppointed judges take their jobs more seriously than elected judges.
AFederal and state courts never hear the same case.
BFederal courts have exclusive jurisdiction in all federal matters.
CA court in which a case is first heard is said to have appellate jurisdiction.
DA court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court has original jurisdiction over that case.
AThe judge would consider previous court decisions on the topic but ultimately consider the current circumstances and changes in society.
BThe judge would not consider previous rulings but rely mainly on modern-day circumstances and beliefs.
CThe judge would defer to the actions of the executive and legislative branches in deciding the case.
DThe judge would consider both the intent of the Framers who wrote the part of the Constitution in question and previous court decisions on the topic.
