Law Chapter 2 QUIZ: Lawmaking

A __ is law passed by Congress. They deal with issues of national impact like national defense and taxes.

• ordinance

• regulation

• statute

• Constitutional Law

"No Parking on Linden Road in front of Carman-Ainsworth High School" is an example of a/an____.

• municipal regulation

• statute

• ordinance

• tribal regulation

What states "The Constitution and the Laws of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land"?

• The United States Supremacy Clause

• The Bill of Rights

• Article I of the Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

All persons between the ages of 6 and 16 must attend school. This is an example of a __ law.

• federal

• local (ordinance)

• constitutional

• state

An idea for a law is called a __.

• constitutional dream

• bill

• draft

• statute

What is important in drafting a bill?

• Clear language

• Understandable language

• Enforceability

• All of these

A court proceeding is called a __.

• precedent

• extradition

• treaty

• trial

A __ court is a court in which appeals from trail court decisions are heard.

• federal

• local

• appeals

• Constitutional

A __ is an agreement or contract between countries.

• Constitution

• treaty

• ordinance

• precedent

___ is the legal process in which one country asks another country to surrender a suspected or convicted criminal.

• Treaty

• Formal Agreement

• Extradition

• Precedent