Equal Justice under the Law

What are the two basic types of laws?

• Criminal and Civil

• Judicial and legislative

• Constitutional and Civil

• Common and Principal

The law that prevails over all other laws in the USA is:

• Criminal

• Constitutional

• Statutory

• Civil

True or False: the Legislative branch interprets the laws it makes.

• True

• False

A judge who relies on a precedent set by another judge is making a ruling based on:

• judicial review

• administrative law

• common law

• constitutional law

Which of the follwing is a principal type of law in the USA?

• Statutory law

• Administrative law

• Common law

• All of these are principal laws

What do we call the principle that states "no one is above the law"

• Due Process

• Equality

• Rule of Law

• all of the above are true

If a company distributes an unsafe toy and they are forced to take it off the market by the FTC, this is an example of:

• Statutory law

• Administrative law

• Common law

• Criminal

People accused of crimes do NOT have the right

• to a lawyer

• to a jury trial

• to appeal a decision

• to refuse to appear in court

What percent of cases are settled out of court in the USA?

• 10%

• 50%

• 65%

• 90%

Federal judges are appointed to to their court for how long?

• 4 year term

• 6 year terms

• 10 year terms

• for life