Which type of law is based on the Constitution of the U.S and on supreme court decisions, interpreting the Constitution?
Constitutional law
100
An accused person has the right to be tried before a trial jury. True or False?
True.
100
How many courts of appeals are in the U.S?
12
100
What is a concurring opinon?
When the justice agrees with the decision of the majority but for different reasons.
100
What laws were removed during the Civil Rights Movement?
Segregation laws.
200
Name all 4 types of law.
What is Statutory Law, Common Law, Administrative Law, and Constitutional Law.
200
List four rights to a fair trial
Right to a lawyer, right to be released on bail, indictment by a Grand Jury, right to a jury trial, the right of appeal anf innocent until proven guilty.
200
How many circuits are the 50 states divided into?
11
200
Justice who disagrees with the decision of the court may explain their reasoning in a ...
Dissenting opinion.
200
What is one of our extended voting rights?
Choosing representatives to congress and the state legislatures must be divided by population as equally as possible.
300
What is an example of a statutory law?
Marriage laws, driving laws, etc.
300
A jury is considered a hang jury when....
they cannot reach a verdict.
300
How many judges are in each court of appeal?
Between 6 and 28.
300
Who appoints Supreme Court justices?
The president.
300
What three areas of American life did the Supreme Court make changes in?
Civil rights, voting rights and rights of an accused person.
400
A health agency notices that there is a potentially dangerous product on the market that is bad for your health. What type of law would have to be passed to prevent this product from staying on the market?
Administrative law
400
What amendments relate to the rights to a fair trial?
The 6th and 8th.
400
What is a circut?
The judicial district covered by a court of appeals.
400
Why might it be a bad idea to let the president himself appoint the justices?
(Answer may vary) He can choose justices that support only his beliefs.
400
What year did the Supreme Court decide all arrested citizens have to hear their right before questioning?
1966
500
A man is found with a firearm in the wilderness and its not hunting season. This man does not have a firearm license either. The victim claims he shouldn't be punished, as the second amendment is in place. The judge uses common knowledge and calls the victim guilty as the requirements weren't met to posess a firearm. What type of law would this be? Explain.
Common Law because the judge decided what was right using common knowledge.
500
Why do lawyers have the right to cross examine?
To make sure testimony is accurate.
500
What is the job of the U.S attorney?
To prove to a jury that the accused person is guilty of the federal crime he/she is charged with committing.
500
Who established the power that gives the judicial branch the right of judicial review?