Law and Order: The American Legal System

What are the two most common types of law?

• criminal and case law

• civil and case law

• historical and civil law

• criminal and civil law

What is the goal of law in society?

• maintain hierarchical social order

• maximize the amount of cases the Supreme Court hears

• minimize conflict in society

• all of these are correct

What is case law?

• legal precedents

• illegal presidents

• legal proceedings

• law that is "just in case"

Laws that are written by a state legislature are known as

• Statutory law

• Constitutional law

• Administrative law

• Case law

Which of the following represents military law?

• Assault, murder, theft

• Adoption, contract disputes, personal injury

• Abandonment of post, conduct unbecoming of an officer, mutiny

• Discrimination, eminent domain, treason

What type of law is used to resolve disputes between Congress and the President?

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Criminal

• Military

Last Saturday, a driver was ticketed for speeding through a neighborhood and crashing into a fence. The fence owner is suing the driver $2500.00 for the cost to repair the fence.

What court would hear this case?

• Appeals

• Civil

• Criminal

• U.S. Supreme

Which type of law would you find the legal concept of judicial review?

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Military

• Juvenile

Four men go into a bank with guns drawn and demand all of the money from the safe. Once captured by police, they are taken to court and tried under which type of law?

• Military

• Constitutional

• Criminal

• Civil

What type of law features a court-martial instead of a regular court?

• Criminal

• Military

• Constitutional

• Juvenile