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100


  • What is the supreme law of the land in the U.S.?



  • What is the U.S. Constitution?


100


  • What is the highest court in the United States?



  • What is the Supreme Court?


100


  • What type of law deals with disputes between individuals or organizations?



  • What is civil law?



100


  • What is the study of right and wrong behavior in business?



  • What is business ethics?


100


  • In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, what constitutional right was debated?



  • What is freedom of religion?


200


  • What type of law is created by legislative bodies?



  • What is statutory law?


200


  • What is the name for courts that review decisions of lower courts?



  • What are appellate courts?


200


  • What type of law involves prosecution by the government?



  • What is criminal law?


200


  • What is a written code of conduct in a company often called?



  • What is a code of ethics?


200


  • In Riley v. California, what did the Court say requires a warrant?



  • What is searching a cellphone?


300


  • What is the term for law made by judges in court decisions?



  • What is common law?


300


  • What court typically has original jurisdiction in federal cases?



  • What is a U.S. District Court?


300


  • What is the burden of proof in a criminal case?



  • What is “beyond a reasonable doubt”?


300


  • What principle involves balancing profit with doing what’s right?



  • What is corporate social responsibility?


300


  • What case emphasized limits on government power over personal property?



  • What is Kelo v. City of New London?


400


  • What type of law is created by administrative agencies?



  • What is administrative law?


400


  • Which courts handle minor offenses and civil cases under a certain dollar amount?



  • What are small claims courts?


400


  • What is the burden of proof in a civil case?



  • What is “preponderance of the evidence”?


400


  • What is the name of the approach where decisions are made for the greatest good for the greatest number?



  • What is utilitarianism?


400


  • In Citizens United v. FEC, what right did the Court say corporations have?



  • What is freedom of speech?


500


  • What legal principle requires courts to follow precedents?



  • What is stare decisis?


500


  • What is the name of the party who initiates a lawsuit?



  • Who is the plaintiff?


500


  • What are the potential outcomes in a criminal case?



  • What are fines, imprisonment, or both?


500


  • What ethical theory focuses on duties and principles regardless of the outcome?



  • What is deontology?


500


  • In United States v. Nixon, what principle did the Court uphold?



  • What is that no one, not even the president, is above the law?