
SOC 205 SOC205 Week 4 Exam 2 Answers (Strayer)
SOC 205 Week 4 Exam 2 (Strayer)
- Which of the following statements is not accurate?
- Those who prosecute persons accused of violating state criminal statutes are commonly known as
- The primary function of the ____ is to decide, on behalf of the United States, which cases will and will not be presented to the U.S. Supreme Court for review.
- After being appointed and serving for a short period of time, the newly appointed judge in a merit
selection system must run in a ____ election in order to remain on the bench. - In a merit selection system, the ____ appoints a judge from among several candidates recommended
by a nominating panel. - Which of the following is not a method used to select state court judges?
- ____ was the first state to fully adopt merit selection as a method for choosing judges.
- In 1870, Christopher Columbus Langdell was appointed dean of the law school at ____, where
he introduced the case method of teaching. - No vacancies occurred on the Supreme Court during ____ term as president.
- Many lawyers provide legal services ____ because they consider free assistance a professional
obligation. - Which of the following statements is not accurate?
- Which of the following statements is not accurate?
- President ____ appointed Thurgood Marshall as the first black member of the Supreme Court.
- All federal judges appointed under the provisions of Article 3 of the Constitution hold office
- A comparison of decisions rendered by district court judges appointed by recent presidents shows that judges appointed by President ____ had the highest percentage of liberal decisions in civil liberties and rights cases.
- Many lawyers rarely, if ever,
- In states that officially choose their judges for full terms by partisan elections, a good number
of judges may receive their initial position through - Only two states allow ____ to select state judges.
- The practice known as senatorial courtesy
- In Republican Party of Minnesota v. White (2002), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
- Which of the following statements is not accurate?
- The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court was
- ____ law schools annually produce far more attorneys than any other country.
- Which of the following statements is not accurate?
- If the ____ is/are controlled by the president's political party, the White House will find it much easier to secure confirmation of its judicial nominees than if opposition forces are in control.