Constitutional Law And The Criminal Justice System
This quiz is a foundation for understanding Constitutional Law.
- 1.The first three articles of the Constitution establish:
- A.
Judicial activism.
- B.
The legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
- C.
The Articles of Confederation.
- D.
Names of the states.
- E.
All of the above.
- 2.The Quartering Act
- A.
Paid for the British troops staying in the colonies.
- B.
Required colonists to feed and house British solders.
- C.
Established the United States Mint.
- D.
Created the Secret Service to combat counterfeiting.
- E.
All of the above.
- 3.The Articles of Confederation were found to be inadequate as the foundation for an effective government because they:
- A.
Established a league of friendship between the states.
- B.
Copied the antiquated Magna Carta
- C.
None of these choices.
- D.
Lacked a balance of power between the states and the central government.
- E.
All of the above.
- 4.The Constitution is considered a "living law" because:
- A.
It has the ability to change to meet the currents.
- B.
Those who promulgated it were alive at the time.
- C.
It represented the "living tree of freedom."
- D.
Only political office holders can affect it.
- E.
All of the above.
- 5.The requirements for a fair trial are found in:
- A.
The Second Amendment.
- B.
The Sixth Amendment.
- C.
The Third Amendment.
- D.
The Second Amendment.
- E.
All of the above.
- 6.The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the:
- A.
Magna Carta.
- B.
Articles of Confederation.
- C.
Constitution.
- D.
Bill of Rights.
- E.
All of the above.
- 7.Pluralism is defined as:
- A.
Many people, many laws.
- B.
An existential framework upon which a complex set of substantive and procedural law is built
- C.
A liberal ideal that seeks to incorporate the thoughts and ideas of many into a single government.
- D.
A society in which many distinct ethnic, religious or cultural groups coexist within one nation, each contributing to the societal whole.
- E.
All of the above.
- 8.The Magna Carta:
- A.
Established the concept of due process in Roman law.
- B.
Was drafted in England after the establishment of American colonies.
- C.
Was relatively unimportant to the development of the American Constitution.
- D.
Was drafted in England prior to the establishment of American colonies.
- E.
All of the above.
- 9.Opponents of capital punishment most frequently cite this amendment:
- A.
The Sixth Amendment.
- B.
The Ninth Amendment.
- C.
The Second Amendment.
- D.
The Eighth Amendment.
- E.
All of the above.
- 10.The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces, but the legislative branch declares war and authorizes payment for it; this is an example of the checks and balances found in:
- A.
Article 5.
- B.
Article 6.
- C.
Article 2.
- D.
Article 3.
- E.
All of the above.
- 11.___________were colonist who opposed a strong federal government.
- A.
Delegates
- B.
Federalists
- C.
Anti-federalist
- D.
Founding fathers
- E.
All of the above.
- 12.The requirement that colonists purchase stamps to be placed on legal documents was known as:
- A.
Judicial activism.
- B.
A compact.
- C.
The Quartering Act.
- D.
The Stamp Act.
- E.
All of the above.
- 13.How the Constitution may be amended is found in:
- A.
Article 3.
- B.
Article 6.
- C.
Article 2.
- D.
Article 5.
- E.
All of the above.
- 14."Law" can be defined as:
- A.
Contributions from representatives of the pluralistic union formatting what was to become the United States of America.
- B.
A compact or charter.
- C.
A body of rules promulgated to support societal norms, enforced through legal consequences.
- D.
A conceptual framework.
- E.
All of the above.
- 15.Constitutionalism refers to a government in which power is distributed and limited by a system of laws that must be obeyed by those who rule.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.As a check against judicial power, Congress is authorized to regulate the courts' dockets by deciding what kinds of cases the Supreme Court may hear on appeal.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.A charter is a document establishing how a community or colony chooses to govern itself.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The Mayflower Compact is considered to be the first formal attempt at self-government by the colonists.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The Constitution and Bill of Rights abolished slavery.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.A legal system used in the U.S. which place one party against another to resolve a legal issue, stipulating that only in an actual conflict will a judicial body hear the case.
- A.
Codified law
- B.
Common law system
- C.
Adversarial judicial system
- D.
Case law system
- E.
All of the above.
- 21.The only courts that can hear specific cases.
- A.
General jurisdiction
- B.
Limited jurisdiction
- C.
Concurrent jurisdiction
- D.
Exclusive jurisdiction
- E.
All of the above.
- 22.Two or more courts authorized to hear a specific type of case.
- A.
General jurisdiction
- B.
Limited jurisdiction
- C.
Concurrent jurisdiction
- D.
Exclusive jurisdiction
- E.
All of the above
- 23.Courts have the ability to hear a wide range of cases.
- A.
General jurisdiction
- B.
Limited jurisdiction
- C.
Concurrent jurisdiction
- D.
Exclusive jurisdiction
- E.
All of the above.
- 24.Restriction of the types of cases a particular court might hear.
- A.
General jurisdiction
- B.
Limited jurisdiction
- C.
Concurrent jurisdiction
- D.
Exclusive jurisdiction
- E.
All of the above
- 25.Law specifically set fort in organized, structured codes such as the U. S. Criminal code, state statutes or local ordinances. Also called statutory law.
- A.
Codified law
- B.
Common law
- C.
Case law
- D.
Comparative law
- E.
All of the above.
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