Reference no: EM132292775
1. Which of the following is a correct statement about federal judges:
they are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate
they serve for fixed terms
they are elected by the voters
their selection solely rests with the President
2. A woman applies for a job as a sales manager for a job but does not get hired (the company she applied for has operations in every U.S. State). She believes the real reason she did not get hired is because she is a black woman. She wants to file a law suit against the company under the federal civil rights law that prohibits discriminating in employment on the basis of sex. Must she file this suit in a federal court:
No
No, because state courts can hear all federal cases
Yes, because the hotel is a nationwide chain with hotels all over the country
Yes, because her claim is under federal law
3. What is the commerce clause:
the provision in the U.S. Constitution that gives power to federal government to regulate
interstate trade
a general rule that applies to all shopping centers in the U.S.
the common law principle that regulates interstate commerce
the provision in the U.S. Constitution that leaves the regulation of commerce to the individual states
4. Which statement about the Supreme Court of the United States is accurate:
only around 100 civil and criminal cases are filed in the Supreme court each year
the Supreme Court never has original and exclusive jurisdiction on cases
the Supreme Court has a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices
cases heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals or the highest court of each state cannot be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
5. When a petitioner asks the Supreme Court of the United States to issue a writ of certiorari, it is requesting:
that the U.S. Supreme Court honor the decision made in the lower court
that the U.S. Supreme Court reverse the decision made in the lower court
an order for a Supreme Court Justice to be removed from the panel that reviews the case
an order for the lower court to send the case to the U.S. Supreme Court so that it can review the case