Street Law Chapter 1-3 Review

The rules and regulations made and enforced by the government that regulate people's conduct in society.

• Morals

• Ethics

• Law

• Order

Laws must balance RIGHTS with ____________________.

• OPTIONS

• RESPONSIBILITIES

• ORDER

• MORALITY

No one is above the law, everyone is treated equally under the law, everyone is held accountable to the same laws, there are clear and fair processes for enforcing laws.

• human code

• rule of law

• cold, hard truth

• school handbook

The Constitution is based on the concept of _________ government.

• unlimited

• limited

• monarchical

• oligarchical

The division of powers between the 3 branches of the United States government is known as _______________________.

• letters of introduction

• Bill of Rights

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

The ______________ consists of the courts, which resolve disputes and interpret laws.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• official

The three branches of the United States government are independent, but each has the power to restrain the other branches through a system of _____________________.

• truth or date

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• judicial review

U.S. courts have the power to declare unenforceable any law passed by Congress or a state legislature that conflicts with the Constitution. This is the power of __________ _________.

• life tenure

• judicial review

• presidential veto

• freedom of speech

_________________ is the division of powers between the states and the federal government.

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Veto power

• Federalism

_______________ laws regulate public conduct and enforce duties owed to society.

• Criminal

• Civil

• Traffic

• Marriage