Question

"Friends of the Court" documents filed by interested parties to encourage the Court to grant or deny certiorari, or to urge the Court to decide a case in a certain way refers to

	A.	writ of certiorari
	B.	petition for a writ of certiorari
	C.	writ of certification
	D.	amicus curiae briefs
	E.	writ of appeal

There are 15 Executive Departments that comprise the cabinet level bureaucracy. Non-cabinet level agencies differ from these because of which of the following?

	A.	Non-cabinet agencies must maintain their independence from the executive to avoid political pressure on bureaucrats
	B.	Non-cabinet agencies are formed to accomplish specific tasks or goals
	C.	Non-cabinet agencies tend to move quicker than executive departments
	D.	Non-cabinet agencies are intended to insure that policymaking on certain important issues are not subject to political pressue
	E.	all of the above

Article III of the United States Constitution established the

	A.	the bureaucracy
	B.	the Legislative branch
	C.	Executive branch
	D.	the Judicial branch
	E.	the Federal court and Executive administrative agencies

When congress believes that certain issues are so important that the Supreme Court cannot refuse to hear it if the losing party appeals, this refers to a(n)

	A.	writ of certiorari
	B.	writ of appeal
	C.	amicus curiae brief
	D.	petition for a writ of certiorari
	E.	writ of certification

Answer 1

Following are the answers to the above MCQs:-

1) d amicus curiae briefs

2) e all of the above

3) d the Judicial branch

4) b writ of appeal