2020 CIPP/US Week 1

This branch of government can sign or veto laws and appoints judges

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Congress may delegate powers to federal agencies

• True

• False

Federal branch of government that makes laws

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

The highest U.S. federal court

-also known as the "Highest Court of the Land"

-limited jurisdiction

-9 justices

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeal

• Circuit Court

• District Court

• Court of Federal Claims

Federal court that has

-assigned cases from lower district courts

-12 regional circuits

-not trial courts

• Supreme Court

• Circuit Court of Appeal

• US Tax Court

• District Court

• Court of Federal Claims

Lowest federal court

-assigned to a circuit

-no appellate jurisdiction

• Supreme Court

• Circuit Court of Appeal

• US Tax Court

• District Court

• Court of Federal Claims

Laws based on judges final court decisions

Legal principles that have developed over time in judicial cases

• common laws

• regulations

• legislation

• the Constitution

Consent Decree is ^{(select all that apply)}

• common laws and principals developed over time

• judgement entered by consent of parties and approved by a judge

• targeted at singular activities

• specific to CAN-SPAM only

• agreement by defendant to stop alleged illegal activity but does not admit guilt/wrong doing

Which is the best description of the U.S. legal concept of "preemption"?

• States are prevented by federal law from passing any laws that regulate financial privacy.

• The superior government has the right to supersede the lesser government’s laws.

• State laws supersede federal law in certain areas such as marketing.

• The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes precedence over U.S. law, federal or state.