How Well Dso You Know The American Legal System
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This is a quiz that tests your knowledge in the American legal system, how it came about, how it is today ncluding some important key terms as they apply to the law.
- 1.What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
- 2.What are the two basic categories of cases
- A.
Criminial prosecutions
- B.
Tort cases
- C.
Paternity
- D.
Civil suits
- E.
Criminal persecutions
- 3.How many constitutions do we have?
- A.
33
- B.
1
- C.
25
- D.
50
- E.
51
- 4.The three branches of governement are __________, ____________, and _____________._______________ writes the law, _____________ interprets the law, and _________________ enforces the law.
- 5.What is federalism?
- 6.What are the exclusive powers of the federal government?The power to make ___________________ with other nations.To enact laws governing the ______________________.To ________ money.To regulate standards of _________________ and ____________________.To regulate ________________ ___________________.To regulate ______________ and _____________.To provide for the ___________ __________________.To regulate interstate _______________.
- 7.Whatis police power?
- 8.Who has police power?
- A.
The federal government
- B.
The state governments
- C.
Both federal and state governement
- D.
Cities
- 9.Which one of these is Not a police power
- A.
Public health
- B.
Safety
- C.
Taxing
- D.
Welfare
- E.
Morality
- 10.What does concurrent power mean ? and list some concurrent powers.
- 11.The power of eminent domain is the power to take _____________ ___________ for _________ uuse.
- 12.What are the powers of the US congress?
- A.
Applied
- B.
Enumerated
- C.
Enunciated
- D.
Implied
- E.
Supplied
- 13.What is congressional oversight ?
- 14.How do we choose our Federal judges
- A.
Peoples vote
- B.
Congress vote
- C.
Appointed by the president
- D.
Lottery system
- E.
Supreme court decides
- 15.How long does a Federal judge serve for?
- A.
1-5 years
- B.
5-10 years
- C.
10-20 years
- D.
For life
- E.
Until a new one is assigned
- 16.a criminal prosecution it is the __________ vs the _________ and in a civil suit it is the ___________ vs the _____________.
- 17.What is the role of the jury ?
- A.
To solve a crime
- B.
To prove someone guilty
- C.
To decide the facts in the case
- D.
To define the law in a case
- E.
To sit in a room all day and be bored til they let you go home
- 18.Is due process of law
- 19.What is civil disobedience?
- 20.Name the sources of positive law.1.____________2._____________3.____________4.___________________5._______________6.__________________7.____________________
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