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Public Policy and the Courts

This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the relationship between public policy and the courts.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a primary function of the courts in a democracy?

  1. To make laws
  2. To enforce laws
  3. To interpret laws
  4. To create public policy
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of judicial review?

  1. The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
  2. The power of the courts to create laws
  3. The power of the courts to enforce laws
  4. The power of the courts to interpret laws
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court exercised its power of judicial review?

  1. Marbury v. Madison
  2. Brown v. Board of Education
  3. Roe v. Wade
  4. Obergefell v. Hodges
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the doctrine of stare decisis?

  1. The principle that courts should follow precedent
  2. The principle that courts should create new laws
  3. The principle that courts should enforce laws
  4. The principle that courts should interpret laws
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a type of public policy that is created by the courts?

  1. Statutory law
  2. Case law
  3. Administrative law
  4. Executive orders
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the difference between statutory law and case law?

  1. Statutory law is created by the legislature, while case law is created by the courts.
  2. Statutory law is more important than case law.
  3. Case law is more important than statutory law.
  4. Statutory law and case law are the same thing.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a statutory law?

  1. The Constitution
  2. The Bill of Rights
  3. The Affordable Care Act
  4. Roe v. Wade
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a case law?

  1. The Constitution
  2. The Bill of Rights
  3. The Affordable Care Act
  4. Roe v. Wade
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the role of the courts in the policy-making process?

  1. To make laws
  2. To enforce laws
  3. To interpret laws
  4. To create public policy
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How can the courts influence public policy?

  1. By making laws
  2. By enforcing laws
  3. By interpreting laws
  4. By creating public policy
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are some of the challenges that the courts face in interpreting laws?

  1. The laws are often vague and ambiguous.
  2. The laws are often conflicting.
  3. The laws are often outdated.
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How do the courts resolve conflicts between different laws?

  1. They apply the rule of stare decisis.
  2. They apply the doctrine of implied repeal.
  3. They apply the principle of severability.
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the rule of stare decisis?

  1. The principle that courts should follow precedent
  2. The principle that courts should create new laws
  3. The principle that courts should enforce laws
  4. The principle that courts should interpret laws
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the doctrine of implied repeal?

  1. The principle that a later law repeals an earlier law that is inconsistent with it
  2. The principle that a later law does not repeal an earlier law that is consistent with it
  3. The principle that a later law repeals an earlier law that is more specific than it
  4. The principle that a later law repeals an earlier law that is less specific than it
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of severability?

  1. The principle that a court can strike down a portion of a law without invalidating the entire law
  2. The principle that a court cannot strike down a portion of a law without invalidating the entire law
  3. The principle that a court must strike down an entire law if any portion of it is unconstitutional
  4. The principle that a court must uphold an entire law if any portion of it is constitutional
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