Law Studies Post-Test Review

A procedure that enables a number of voters to propose a law by circulating a petition is called a(n) __________________.

• referendum

• initiative

• bill

• proposal

Effective advocacy is based on the careful gathering of _______, the development of __________________ skills, and the creation of an effective plan and ________________.

• facts

• fiction

• communication

• timeline

Advocacy can best be defined as:

• rioting when you believe in a cause

• the active support of a cause

• the false support of a cause

• representing a client in a mediation

Rather than a true democracy, the United States is technically a ______________ because the people elect representatives to vote on laws, instead of voting on them directly.

• republic

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• partnership

In a _________________, citizens are responsible for making the law, usually through their elected representatives.

• monarchy

• constitution

• democracy

• partnership

The written (and published) opinion of an appeals court sets a ________________ for similar future cases.

• president

• expectation

• timer

• precedent

In Louisiana, the primary sources of law are ________________ and ________________. If the answer remains unclear, the court can proceed to examining ________________.

• testimony

• legislation

• custom

• honor

• equity

_______________ are the administrative bodes referred to as the "hidden lawmakers".

• Tribunals

• Courthouses

• Agencies

• Judges

Select the definition of a "treaty":

• An agreement between two or more countries, a contract.

• An option of something to say at Halloween when you knock on doors.

• An agreement between the principal and the accomplice to commit a crime.

• An immigration process that is commonly used in the United States.

The U.S. Congress exercises its lawmaking authority by creating ________________ statutes.

• federal

• state

• local

• municipal