An Historical Review
Chapter 1
U.S. Legal System
Chapter 2
U.S. Supreme Court
Chapter 3
Researching the Law
Chapter 4
Equal Protection
Chapter 5
100
Formal ties between Great Britain and the United States were severed: a. when the American Declaration of Independence was signed. b. when the colonists boarded British ships and threw tea overboard. c. through the drafting of the Magna Carta. d. at the meeting of the First Continental Congress.
What is when the American Declaration of Independence was signed
100
American law is considered a living law because:
What is it can change as society changes.
100
Judicial review refers to: a. a quarterly review of the Supreme Court by Congress. b. the rating system that allows American citizens to express their level of satisfaction regarding Supreme Court rulings. c. the methodology used by a president in selecting a justice for appointment to the Supreme Court. d. the power of the Supreme Court to analyze the constitutionality of decisions of other government entities and lower courts.
What is the power of the Supreme Court to analyze the constitutionality of decisions of other government entities and lower courts.
100
“Briefing” a case means to: a. outline the pertinent aspects of the case. b. refer it to a lower court. c. read about it in the popular literature. d. write an opinion about the case.
What is outline the pertinent aspects of the case.
100
The Thirteenth Amendment: a. deals with the right to due process of law. b. abolished slavery. c. established prohibition. d. guarantees equal protection.
What is abolished slavery.
200
The primary reason some states were reluctant to accept the Constitution was: a. It failed to establish a balance of power. b. It failed to abolish slavery. c. It did not contain a bill of rights. d. It did not allow smaller states adequate representation in the national government.
What is it did not contain a bill of rights.
200
Which of the following is not an officer of the court? a. Sheriff b. Judge c. Lawyers d. Plaintiff
What is Plaintiff
200
When the Court grants certiorari, it will: a. officially end that term. b. hear and decide that case. c. consider hearing that case. d. allow the ruling of the lower court to stand.
What is hear and decide that case.
200
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966) is an example of a: a. secondary source. b. scholarly literature review. c. string cite. d. case brief.
What is string cite.
200
Among other things, the Fourteenth Amendment: a. permitted blacks to be citizens of the United States. b. permitted states to determine the citizenship status of blacks. c. abolished slavery in the territories. d. overturned the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is permitted blacks to be citizens of the United States.
300
The first written agreement among the colonies to stand together in resistance to Great Britain was: a result of the First Continental Congress. b. a result of the Second Continental Congress. c. known as The Federalist Papers. d. the Mayflower Compact.
What is a result of the First Continental Congress.
300
The two main functions of the courts are to: a. determine guilt or innocence and interpret laws b. settle controversies and review cases for legal improprieties. c. settle controversies and decide the rules of law that apply in the case. d. determine guilt or innocence and apply appropriate sanctions.
What is settle controversies and review cases for legal improprieties.
300
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court? a. five b. seven c. eight d. nine
What is nine
300
The caption of a case tells: a. in what other digests the case may be found. b. the parties that are involved in a case. c. when the case was first filed with the court. d. who won the case.
What is the parties that are involved in a case.
300
Discrimination is: a. an attitude. b. not punishable by law. c. a behavior. d. an unconscious bias learned through socialization.
What is a behavior.
400
The Constitution and Bill of Rights are housed at: a. the Smithsonian museum. b. the National Archives. c. the White House. d. the Supreme Court Building.
What is the National Archives.
400
The place where a specific case may come to trial and the area from which the jury is selected is known as: a. voir dire b. jurisdiction c. district d. venue
What is venue
400
Decisions made by the Supreme Court affect the everyday lives of Americans.
What is true
400
Wikipedia is considered a reliable source for academic purposes.
What is false
400
A major issue facing the criminal justice system today is the growing population of and rising crime rates associated with: a. juveniles b. crack dealers c. illegal immigrants d. organized biker gangs.
What is illegal immigrants
500
What serious omission occurred in the Bill of Rights? a. it failed to provide recourse for violations by the federal government. b. it failed to ensure state sovereignty. c. it failed to abolish slavery. d. it failed to provide the right to privacy.
What is it failed to abolish slavery.
500
Simply put, a law is: a. that which those in power deem to be right and just. b. a rule with the power of government behind it. c. a matter of interpretation, being different things to different people. d. the way a society is defined.
What is a rule with the power of government behind it.
500
When the Supreme Court denies certiorari, it means the Court: a. is upholding the lower court ruling. b. believes the case lacks merit. c. finds the issue moot. d. takes no official position on the case.
What is takes no official position on the case.
500
The newspaper is not considered a legitimate source of information regarding the law.
What is true
500
Affirmative action programs were created to spread equal opportunities throughout the diverse American population.
What is true
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