Ch. 15 Test

A law is

• a guideline for people to follow

• a rule created by the government

• an idea that all citizens must obey

• all of the above

The first written set of laws were created by

• Roman emperors

• God

• Hammurabi

• Napoleon

The written laws of the Roman Empire were called the

• Tabula Rosa

• Law of the Twelve Tables

• Code of Rome

• Roman Common Law

The two main types of law in the US are

• criminal & military

• criminal & juvenile

• criminal & civil

• civil & military

What is the word for the study of law?

• Jurisprudence

• Amicus Curiae

• ceteris paribus

• arbitration

If a civil case goes to court, what is the name for the person who sues someone else?

• Prosecution

• Plaintiff

• Torter

• Defendant

If a civil case goes to court, what is the name for the person who is being sued?

• Prosecution

• Plaintiff

• Torter

• Defendant

A tort, unlike a crime, is a:

• social wrong
• private or civil wrong
• public humiliation
• public wrong

A private or civil wrong.

• Duty 
• Tort
• Fraud
• Defamation

A crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year in a state prison or federal prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, or both, or death is a(n)

• Criminal Act

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• White Collar Crime