Some U.S. Supreme Court justices have said that even though they personally oppose abortion 25. and would overturn if given the opportunity, they would not outlaw abortion but Roe v. Wade leave that decision up to the states. This point of view is an example of _____. judicial activism A) B) judicial authority C) judicial philosophy D) judicial restraint ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.6 When a prosecutor declines to prosecute a criminal defendant, what type of motion will he 26. file? A) An indictment B) Nolle prosequi C) Requests for production Interrogatories D) ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.3 literally means which of the following? 27. decisis To stare into the sun A) B) To stand decided with one’s fellow judges C) To stand by precedent and to stand by settled points D) To look to the points of the North Star for judicial guidance ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.5 Judges who believe in contextualism argue: 28. A) That the Constitution is a living document that should be interpreted to meet the needs of society. B) That the context of a crime should be excluded from a criminal trial so as to ensure uniformity. That the intent of the framers of the documents should guide our decision making C) today. D) That judicial restraint is always favored over judicial activism. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.6 Which type of judicial opinion expresses a disagreement with the majority opinion? 29. A) decision Per curiam B) Plurality opinion C) Concurring opinion D) Dissenting opinion ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.6 Magistrates may only conduct trials for misdemeanors when: 30. A) the defendant approves. B) the prosecution approves. the misdemeanor is class 1 or 2. C) D) the magistrate has advanced training in the subject matter at hand.
25. Some U.S. Supreme Court justices have said that even though they personally oppose abortion and would overturn Roe v. Wade if given the opportunity, they would not outlaw abortion but leave that decision up to the states. This point of view is an example of _____. A) judicial activism B) judicial authority C) judicial philosophy D) judicial restraint ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.6 26. When a prosecutor declines to prosecute a criminal defendant, what type of motion will he file? A) An indictment B) Nolle prosequi C) Requests for production D) Interrogatories ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.3 27. decisis literally means which of the following? A) To stare into the sun B) To stand decided with one’s fellow judges C) To stand by precedent and to stand by settled points D) To look to the points of the North Star for judicial guidance ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.5 28. Judges who believe in contextualism argue: A) That the Constitution is a living document that should be interpreted to meet the needs of society. B) That the context of a crime should be excluded from a criminal trial so as to ensure uniformity. C) That the intent of the framers of the documents should guide our decision making today. D) That judicial restraint is always favored over judicial activism. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.6 29. Which type of judicial opinion expresses a disagreement with the majority opinion? A) Per curiam decision B) Plurality opinion C) Concurring opinion D) Dissenting opinion ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.6 30. Magistrates may only conduct trials for misdemeanors when: A) the defendant approves. B) the prosecution approves. C) the misdemeanor is class 1 or 2. D) the magistrate has advanced training in the subject matter at hand.