Law Studies Chapter 1

Street Law Chapter 1

What is Law?

Multiple Choice

The three branches of government are:

• Legislative, Municipal, and Executive

• Legislative, Functional and Municipal

• Legislative, Executive and Judicial

• Municipal, Functional and Rational

Multiple Choice

What is the "Bill of Rights?"

• The first 5 rights in the Constitution

• The Rights granted to un by the UDHR

• The first 10 rights in the UDHR

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

Multiple Select

Our Constitution creates a separation of powers. True or false.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The Bill of Rights guarantees us the right to not pay bail if we can't afford it.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is "The Rule of Law?"

• The principle that all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws. No one is above the law.

• The principal that all laws are enforced by the government and must be obeyed or penalties will be charged.

• The idea that people make their own laws and can change them at any time.

• The idea that society cannot function without clear and strict rules.

Multiple Choice

What is Law?

• Requirements for any gathering larger than 10 poeple.

• Rules that allow us to live together peacefully in society.

• Rules that are designed to make money for the government.

• A class you can take in college.

Multiple Select

What does "federalism" mean?

• The federal government has total power

• The federal government has no authority over the states

• There is a separation of power between the federal government and the states

• There is sole power in the state governments and the federal government supports that power

Multiple Select

Checks and balances ensure that the executive branch of government always has ultimate power. True or False

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a criminal case and a civil case?

• Criminal charges are brought by the state, civil cases are brought by the individual.

• Civil cases are brought by the state and criminal cases are brought by the individual

• Civil cases never result in punishment or fines, but criminal cases do.

Multiple Choice

Our laws reflect our values and morals. True or False

• True

• False