Unit 8 Review

All of the following are judge-made laws except

• statutes

• common law

• precedent

• case law

The purpose of ____________ law is to protect public safety.

• public

• civil

• constitution

• criminal

The source of rights and privileges of citizens is _____________ law.

• constitutional

• case

• administrative

• statutory

The two basic types of law in the American legal system are

• public and private.

• civil and criminal.

• military and civil.

• constitutional and statutory.

The purpose of _______________ law is to help solve disputes.

• criminal

• public

• constitution

• civil

Which branch is in charge of writing statutes?

• executive

• legislative

• the 4^th branch, the people

• judicial

Which branch makes case law?

• the 4^th branch, the people

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

The U.S. Supreme Court's most important function is

• correcting any technical mistakes they make in the cases they hear.

• establishing legal precedents that will guide lower court decisions.

• settling jurisdictional disputes between state and federal judges.

• settling jurisdictional disputes among federal judges.

The following is an example of which type of law?

“Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

• military law

• statutory law

• constitutional law

• regulations

Which of the following is considered the most important, or highest, source of American law?

• criminal law

• civil law

• Roman law

• U.S. Constitution