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6. Who says that if judges are seen as lawmakers, 'the census that upholds judicial legitimacy is far less solid'?

  • Mary Volcansek
  • Philip Norton

7. Which of the following is not an explanation for the rebirth of interest in the legal dimension of politics?

  • more people are interested in law
  • expanding body of international law
  • legal character of EU and judicial activism in the US
  • explosion in constitution making
  • emphasis on human rights

8. Which of the following is not a model of judicial decision making

  • political
  • strategic
  • legal
  • attitudinal

9. What does Drewry say has happening in terms of power between the legislature and judiciary in Britain?

  • 'the legislator has diminished the role of the judge by occupying vast fields and then has failed to keep them ploughed'
  • 'the judges have lost their land to the politicians rightfully'

10. What does the legitimacy of the FCC rest on?

  • its moral authority and the willingness of the political arm of government to follow its mandates
  • the power of its judges

11. Who argues that if opposition parties can turn legislation into a question of rights, then the success of the porposed legislation is hindered and perhaps even blocked by constitutional courts?

  • Alec Stone Sweet
  • Alec Sweet Stone

12. What are german politicians said to undertake when making legislation?

  • Karlsruhe-astrology
  • proper procedure

13. Who calls the FCC 'the guardian of German democracy'?

  • Kommers
  • Strom