Deck 11: Implementation and Impact

Question 1

The process by which a court's decision is put into practice and enforced is known as:

A)executive response
B)judicial implementation
C)legislative enactment
D)bureaucratic interpretation

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Congress' passage of the Civil Rights Restoration Act was a rejection of the Court's interpretation in ______________ of Title IX of the Education Amendments.

A)United States v. Lopez (1995)
B)Goldman v. Weinberger (1986)
C)Grove City College v. Bell (1984)
D)Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The notion that non-judicial actors involved in a social struggle serve as the real agents for change is referred to as:

A)de-centered model of legal change
B)judicial path of legal change
C)court-centered model of legal change
D)Brown model of legal change

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The legal principle of stare decisis refers to:

A)a president's legal duty to enforce a Supreme Court ruling
B)the informal rule that four justices must agree to hear a case for it to be granted cert by the Court
C)a state's ability to ignore a Supreme Court decision when it conflicts with the state's own constitution
D)the requirement that lower courts abide by the dictates of the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure stability in the law

Question 5

According to Hoekstra and Segal, if a person is aware of a Supreme Court decision and has not thought too much about the issue dealt with in the opinion then they will:

A)be resistant to persuasion
B)be susceptible to persuasion
C)not be exposed to the message
D)will lose respect for the institution of the Court