1 .		Federal judges are restricted by the Constitution to deciding actual disputes rather than hypothetical ones. [Hint]  True  False
2 .		Any American citizen can challenge the constitutionality of a law. [Hint]  True  False
3 .		Most criminal cases in the United States are heard in the federal courts. [Hint]  True  False
4 .		The majority of cases heard by the Supreme Court come from the lower federal courts. [Hint]  True  False
5 .		The president usually has more influence in the selection of judges to the federal courts of appeal than to federal district courts. [Hint]  True  False
6 .		Candidates for nomination to the Supreme Court actively pursue the position. [Hint]  True  False
7 .		Judges serving on the federal district and circuit courts are generally a representative sample of American people. [Hint]  True  False
8 .		Due to the neutral nature of the judiciary, partisanship has little influence on the selection of judges and justices. [Hint]  True  False
9 .		The most common way for the Court to put a case on its docket is by issuing to a lower federal or state court a writ of certiorari. [Hint]  True  False
10 .		The Supreme Court's practice of writing an opinion is largely a formality, putting an end to the case. [Hint]  True  False
11 .		Media coverage of the Supreme Court remains short and shallow. [Hint]  True  False
12 .		Judicial decisions are more likely to be smoothly implemented if implementation is concentrated in the hands of a few highly visible officials. [Hint]  True  False
13 .		From 1938 to the present the Supreme Court has enlarged the scope of personal freedom and civil rights. [Hint]  True  False
14 .		Judicial activism is associated with liberal justices. [Hint]  True  False
15 .		Judges typically attempt, whenever possible, to avoid deciding a case on the basis of the Constitution. [Hint]  True  False