Chapter 1: What is Law?

Check all THREE branches of government in the United States. pg#15-pg#16

• Executive Branch

• Judicial branch

• Medical Branch

• Legislative Branch

__________ is a lawsuit that can be brought by a person who feels wronged or injured by another person. (pg#13)

• Misdemeanor

• Felony

• Civil Law

• Civil action

Which is NOT a goal that our legal system aims to achieve? pg#5

• protect basic human rights

• promoting fairness

• create new prison systems

• help resolve conflicts

• protecting the rights of minorities

Laws can be based on what type of values? Check FOUR (pg#7)

• Political

• The President's

• Moral

• Economic

• Social

What type of values deals with fundamental questions of right and wrong? (pg#7)

• Moral

• Political

• Economic

• Social

What type of values focuses on the accumulation, preservation, use, and distribution of wealth? (pg#7)

• Moral

• Political

• Economic

• Social

What type of values reflects the relationship between government and individuals? (pg#7)

• Moral

• Political

• Economic

• Social

_____________ are rights all people have simply because they are human beings. (pg#8)

• Criminal Rights

• Reservations

• Law Rights

• Human Rights

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights protect _____________ (pg#9)

• rights related to freedom

• rights to education, employment, and food

• children from exploitation

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights protect _____________ (pg#9)

• rights related to freedom

• rights to education, employment, and food

• children from exploitation