Sources and Types of Law Practice Quiz

Good laws have all of these qualities EXCEPT

• They are fair

• They are useful

• They are oppressive

• They are easily enforceable

• They are for the common good

These laws include more serious crimes such as felonies or less serious crimes such as misdemeanors.

• Criminal Laws
• Civil Laws
• Military Laws
• Juvenile Laws

These laws include a wide range of subjects such as personal injury, divorce, taxes, property, and employment.

• Criminal Laws
• Civil Laws
• Military Laws
• Juvenile Laws

What type of law deals with people under the age of 18?

• Military law

• Civil Law

• Juvenile Law

• Criminal Law

A crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year in a state prison or federal prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, or both, or death is a(n)

• Criminal Act

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• White Collar Crime

A disagreement brought to the courts for a resolution

• UCMJ
• delinquent
• lawsuit
• precedent

Decisions made by COURTS and Judges in prior cases that must be follow in future cases are:

• ordinances
• precedents
• regulations
• statutes

A crime punishable by imprisonment in a county or city jail for one year or less, a fine of $1,000 or less or both is called a(n)

• Felony

• Arbitrary Crime

• Misdemeanor

• Bribery

When a soldier failed to return to base after going on leave, he was charged and brought to trial for being AWOL.

• Military Law
• Juvenile Law
• Civil Law
• Criminal Law

A man was caught on tape robbing a gas station.  He was arrested, brought to trial, and found guilty of burglary.

• Military Law
• Juvenile Law
• Civil Law
• Criminal Law