51. (p. 461) The appointment of this Supreme Court justice in 2006 swung the Supreme Court to the right: A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. B. Samuel Alito. C. John Roberts. D. Elena Kagan. E. Antonin Scalia.

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51. (p. 461) The appointment of this Supreme Court justice in 2006 swung the Supreme Court to the right:
A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
B. Samuel Alito.
C. John Roberts.
D. Elena Kagan.
E. Antonin Scalia.

 
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0. (p. 460) Why was the Supreme Court ruling in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, which relied on the context of the antidiscrimination provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, demonstrative of the ambiguities of the law?

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50. (p. 460) Why was the Supreme Court ruling in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, which relied on the context of the antidiscrimination provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, demonstrative of the ambiguities of the law?
A. The case arrived at the Supreme Court without the Court requesting a writ of certiorari.
B. The case involved administrative law, but the Court used statutory law as a basis for its decision.
C. It involved the votes of justices that had opposed the Civil Rights Act, but who used the Civil Rights Act in the justification for their ruling.
D. The minority dissenting opinion refused to use the Civil Rights Act as a justification.
E. The case dealt with sexual harassment in the workplace, which is not mentioned in the Civil Rights Act.

 
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49. (p. 459) A judicial decision that establishes a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature is a A. writ of certiorari. B. landmark decision. C. writ of mandamus. D. precedent. E. writ of error.

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49. (p. 459) A judicial decision that establishes a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature is a
A. writ of certiorari.
B. landmark decision.
C. writ of mandamus.
D. precedent.
E. writ of error.

 
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48. (p. 459) Precedent, while not an absolute constraint on the courts, is needed to A. preserve the courts as a counter majoritarian institution. B. maintain legal consistency over time, so confusion and uncertainty about the law can be avoided. C. check the president in the area of public law. D. balance the policy making authority of Congress. E. check the president in the area of foreign policy.

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48. (p. 459) Precedent, while not an absolute constraint on the courts, is needed to
A. preserve the courts as a counter majoritarian institution.
B. maintain legal consistency over time, so confusion and uncertainty about the law can be avoided.
C. check the president in the area of public law.
D. balance the policy making authority of Congress.
E. check the president in the area of foreign policy.

 
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