Which of the following was part of the Judiciary Act of 1801?
A. allowed the president to add or subtract justices as necessary
B. fixed the number of justices on the Supreme Court at nine
C. shrank the size of the Supreme Court to five justices
D. doubled the size of the Supreme Court
Answer: C
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a. appointment b. veto c. pardon d. impeachment
Which of the following is NOT true about the Texas State Board of Education?
a. Members are elected from fifteen districts. b. The board determines property tax rates for school district residents. c. Members set curriculum guidelines for teachers. d. The board sets standards for passing state-mandated exams.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Any interested party (such as an interest group) may submit its opinions to the Court through a document called an amicus curiae brief. 2. The Supreme Court has the power to set a precedent that acts as a basis for deciding cases in the future. 3. When a case is granted “cert,” the next step is to schedule it for oral arguments. 4. The “countermajoritarian difficulty” occurs when the Court exercises control NOT on behalf of the prevailing majority but against it.
The twenty counties that voted against ratification of the constitution in 1876 were _____
a. located in West Texas b. located in South Texas c. urban d. rural e. divided between rural and urban areas