Which is an example of judicial review?
a. A judge compares a law to the Constitution and declares a law unconstitutional and of no effect.
b. A lawyer asks a judge to rule on an appeal to release a client from a prison term.
c. The president interviews people to determine who to nominate as a Supreme Court Justice.
d. The Senate holds hearings to determine if they will approve a president’s judicial appointments.
a. A judge compares a law to the Constitution and declares a law unconstitutional and of no effect.
Which of the following is judicial interpretation?
a. determining what the law means in a specific case
b. following the law, regardless of one’s personal views
c. imposing one’s own personal views on what the law should be
d. using the principles of due process to determine what the law is
a. determining what the law means in a specific case
What did the court assert in Jacobson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts?
a. The government does not have the right to deny individual liberty even when it serves the common good.
b. The federal government has the right to ignore decisions made by state courts.
c. Individuals have no right to refuse or oppose a government order upheld by the courts.
d. The government can overrule a claim of individual rights to protect the common good.