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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court of the United States is the final interpreter of the federal Constitution.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are the world's two great systems of law?
English Law
Common Law
Marshall Law
Supreme Law
- 3. Multiple Choice
Intrastate commerce is commerce between two or more states.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
The power to decide a case is termed
fiat.
the long arm of the law
jurisdiction
sanction
- 5. Multiple Choice
Governing rules and regulations passed by a city council or county government are referred to as
statutes.
ordinances.
promulgations.
common law.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Civil laws are wrongs against _________, while criminal law are wrongs against ___________.
society, government
individuals, society
government, society
individuals, government
- 7. Multiple Choice
The document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs is
the Bill of Rights.
an ordinance.
the Uniform Commercial Code.
a constitution.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The courts of equity were created to handle cases that the ___________________ courts could not.
common law
jurisdictional
property
appellate
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which state has its legal system based on the Roman civil law format of organized, comprehensive sets of statutes in code form?
Missouri
California
Florida
Louisiana
- 10. Multiple Choice
When a law is invalid because it conflicts with either the federal or a state's constitution, it is said to be ____________________.
unconstitutional
invalid
overruled
- 11. Multiple Choice
An open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice is referred to as
political protest.
civil riot.
civil disobedience
ethical posturing
- 12. Multiple Choice
The panel of citizens chosen to help interpret a region’s customs for a court is referred to today as a(n)
agency
jury
court
factual panel.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Rule-based ethical reasoning
focuses on the consequences of an action and alternatives to it.
is the major feature in which the U.S. system of democracy is grounded.
is the major feature in which the U.S. system of democracy is grounded.
can be unethical even if it brings about a good result.
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