Government Chapter 13 & 14

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What early system of law emphasized social justice and responsibility, becoming a model for ethical laws in the United States and elsewhere?

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the Ten Commandments

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On which early system of law did American colonists most depend? Options: the Justinian Code, the Twelve Tables, the Code of Hammurabi, English common law

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English common law

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When a law passed by Congress is unclear, who interprets the law?

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the judicial branch and the courts

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In our system of checks and balances, judicial review is

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a check on the legislative and executive branches by the judicial branch

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Judicial review is the power of courts to say that laws and government actions are invalid because

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they conflict with the Constitution.

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Which of the following represents a check on the judicial branch by the executive branch? Options: The president appoints federal judges., The Senate approves the appointments of federal judges., The courts can invalidate an executive order., Congress can override a court decision.

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The president appoints federal judges.

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An independent judiciary is essential to our democracy because judges must act impartially.

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judges must act impartially.

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How do courts promote the rule of law? Options: by making laws for all to follow, by organizing the laws into a code, by holding accountable those who violate the laws, by rewriting the laws to make them clear and understandable

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by holding accountable those who violate the laws

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Which of the following represents a difference between criminal trial courts and civil trial courts? Only criminal trial courts use a jury. Only civil trial courts hear cases involving payment for causing harm. Only criminal trial courts use a judge. Cases originate only in civil trial courts.

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Only civil trial courts hear cases involving payment for causing harm.

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In a civil trial, the party accusing someone of causing harm is the

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plaintiff