Deck 1: The Uslegal System

Question 1

The final arbiter on all legal questions involving the U.S.Constitution is

A)Congress.
B)the U.S.Attorney General.
C)the Supreme Court of the United States.
D)the various state supreme courts.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

One area that is mainly a criminal matter is the law of

A)copyright.
B)obscenity.
C)torts.
D)libel.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following wrongful acts most likely would be a breach of contract rather than a tort?

A)Publishing harmful falsehoods about another person.
B)Secretly "bugging" someone's house.
C)Failing to pay a model who posed for photographs.
D)Playing a cruel practical joke over the radio.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In most jurisdictions,statutes passed by legislative bodies are systematically arranged in bound volumes.These compilations are referred to as

A)statutory law.
B)statutory journals.
C)codes.
D)decisional law.

Question 5

The main trial court in the federal system is called the

A)United States District Court.
B)Superior Court of the United States.
C)United States Court of Appeals.
D)Federal Circuit Court.

Question 6

The term jurisdiction refers to

A)the geographical territory within which a government may exercise authority.
B)the subject area or type of dispute over which legislatures and court systems have authority.
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Question 7

Laws passed by federal administrative agencies are published in the

A)U.S.Administrative Code.
B)Federal Supplement.
C)Code of Federal Regulations.
D)U.S.Daily Journal.

Question 8

The federal government exercises exclusive jurisdiction over

A)advertising regulation.
B)privacy law.
C)copyrights.
D)obscenity prosecutions.

Question 9

Statutes enacted by the federal government are published in the

A)United States Code.
B)Federal Reporter.
C)Journal of Federal Regulations.
D)Statutory File.

Question 10

The party who initiates a civil lawsuit is called the

A)prosecutor.
B)appellee.
C)plaintiff.
D)applicant.

Question 11

In a criminal case

A)the government prosecutes accused individuals.
B)the evidence of guilt must be convincing beyond a reasonable doubt.
C)the injured individual is compensated by the government.
D)Both a and b

Question 12

Lawsuits concerning federal constitutional rights may be adjudicated in

A)federal court only.
B)state court only.
C)federal court or state court.

Question 13

The United States is composed of how many sovereign legal systems?

A)49
B)3
C)50
D)51

Question 14

The usual remedy sought in a civil lawsuit is

A)a fine and time in jail.
B)compensation in the form of money.
C)a new contract.
D)an official apology.

Question 15

Federal and state judicial systems consist of two basic kinds of courts.They are:

A)justice courts and equity courts.
B)jury courts and justice courts.
C)trial courts and appellate courts.
D)local courts and supreme courts.

Question 16

What is the hierarchy of laws,from the most powerful source to the least powerful?

A)Constitutional law,common law,statutory law and administrative law
B)Constitutional law,administrative law,common law and statutory law
C)Common law,constitutional law,administrative law and statutory law
D)Constitutional law,statutory law,administrative law and common law

Question 17

Under the doctrine of judicial review,it is the role of each state court system to

A)administer the applicable precedent accordingly.
B)interpret that jurisdiction's constitution.
C)determine whether statutes make good public policy.
D)None of the above

Question 18

Legal rules conceived and fostered independently by the courts are known as

A)administrative law.
B)constitutional law.
C)common law.
D)statutory law.

Question 19

When there is no contested issue of fact,a judge may end a case prior to trial by granting a motion for

A)settlement.
B)change of venue.
C)injunction.
D)summary judgment.

Question 20

Without the ________ ,common law would simply be a worthless muddle of disjointed rules.

A)federal judicial system
B)doctrine of precedent
C)U.S.Constitution
D)doctrine of judicial review

Question 21

An appealing party is referred to as the

A)appellee.
B)respondent.
C)appellant.
D)plaintiff.

Question 22

A weaker substitute for a majority opinion is a

A)dissenting opinion.
B)plurality opinion.
C)concurring opinion.

Question 23

Each year the U.S.Supreme Court receives several thousand requests for review.Of these,the Court actually decides about how many cases?

A)100
B)1,000
C)half of all requests
D)90 percent