Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The legal principle of stare decisis refers to:

Accepted Answer

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 D

Question 3

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:

Accepted Answer

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 B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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)

Exam 11: Implementation and Impact

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

The legal principle of stare decisis refers to:

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:

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

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