Street Law Unit 1 Questions

What is a valid explanation of why societies have laws?

• Laws promote confusion and disorder

• All laws are fair

• Laws help prevent people from taking advantage of one another.

• Every society has had written laws.

Which statement best explains the relationship between law and values?

• Law expresses the morality of the majority of the citizens.

• Everything that is illegal is also immoral.

• Society's laws are influenced by traditional ideas of right and wrong

• If an act is legal, it is also moral.

Most criminal and civil laws are passed by state or local legislatures. This demonstrates which two constitutional principles?

• limited government and federalism

• separation of powers and checks and balances

• judicial review and federalism

• Bill of Rights and judicial review

Congress made it a requirement that in order for the states to get highway funds from the federal government, they would have to raise the drinking age to 21. This is one way that Congress has expanded its power under which constitutional principle.

• limited government

• checks and balances

• judicial review

• separation of powers

In 1980, President Carter signed a treaty on the international rights of women. The Senate has not passed the treaty as of 2008. The requirement to get the advice and consent of the Senate is an example of which constitutional principle?

• limited government

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• checks and balances

The U.S. Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a banner held by a student at a school-sponsored event was protected free speech. This is an example of:

• limited government

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• judicial review

A statute passed by which legislative body affects everyone in the United States?

• county council

• state legislature

• city council

• Congress

Which of the following is an example of legislative intent from the Case of the Unclear Law?

• The language of the law reads that no vehicles are allowed in the park.

• Parents with wheeled strollers will be kept out of the park.

• People will be confused about what kinds of vehicle can be used in the park.

• The city council wants to preserve nature within the city.

Which law listed below was created by an agency?

• To get an original social security card, a person must present documents that prove one's age, U.S. citizenship or alien status, and true identity.

• States are required to meet clean water standards.

• Students may attend school until at least age 16.

• People who leave children under 8 years of age unattended in a motor vehicle are guilty of an infraction.

What type of court hears arguments from lawyers, has not witnesses or other evidence, and then issues written opinions?

• trial courts

• federal courts

• state courts

• appellate courts