SS.7.C.3.10, 3.11, 3.12

What is the first set of written laws?

• Hammurabi's Code

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• U.S. Constitution

Which document limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Code of Hammurabi

• Common Sense

How did the Magna Carta inspire American colonists?

• It inspired the powers included in most state constitutions.

• It inspired the laws found in most states.

• It inspired the rights included in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

• It inspired the rights included in the English Bill of Rights.

Which U.S. document is the "Supreme Law of the Land"?

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Florida Constitution

• Bill of Rights

True or false, laws made at the lower levels may conflict with the state or national laws.

• True

• False

Laws passed by Congress or state legislatures, like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, are ___________________ laws.

• statutory

• common

• civil

• constitutional

Laws that are determined by decisions that judges have made in previous court cases, like Tinker v. Des Moines, are _____________________ laws.

• common

• constitutional

• case

• statutory

Laws that are based on customs (legal traditions) and prior legal decisions and is used in civil cases are ____________________ laws.

• constitutional

• case

• statutory

• common

The passage below describes a dispute between two neighbors.
--------------Liz’s 16 year old daughter backed into Doug’s car while it was parked in front of his house.  Doug sued Liz for $1100 to cover the cost of repairing the car.    -----------------------
Which court heard the case?

• Circuit Court of Appeals
• Florida Supreme Court
• Appellate Court
• County Court

The passage below describes a U.S. Supreme Court Decision. 
In 1940, the Texas Democratic Party refused to give an African-American man a ballot to select candidates to run for Congress and governor.  
In finding this action unconstitutional “…this Court is not constrained to follow a previous decision which…, involves the application of a constitutional principle, rather than an interpretation of the Constitution to evolve the principle itself.”
What does this court decision illustrate?  

• The court has the power to accept appeals cases.
• The court has the power of judicial review.
• The court is a district court
• The court is a trial court