Units 10 and 11 Study Guide

When an important court case provides an outcome that is important, this outcome could help decide future cases. This is called?

• Common Law

• Case law

• Constitutional Law

• Statute Law

This antient middle eastern ruler developed a system of laws that would let his people know what they were allowed to do and what punishments they would receive if they broke the law. It was the first time a set of laws was written down for all to see. This was known as?

• Common Law

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Quebec Civil Code

• The Criminal Code

A law or act that has been passed by a legislative branch of a state or a country is know as a?

• Criminal law

• statute

• Constitutional Law

• Code

This type of law sets out the framework, function and structure of the government. It allows judges to interpret and make decisions on how the US government is supposed to operate. It is called?

• Criminal Law

• Case Law

• Common Law

• Constitutional Law

7th Amendment

• No self-incrimination

  No double jeopardy

  Due process

• The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

• No cruel and unusual punishment

  No excessive bail

• The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

  The right to a lawyer.

10th Amendment 

• Electoral College established
• Powers not granted to the federal government are reserved by the states.
• The naming of certain rights in the Constitution does not take away from the rights that are not named
• States sued in state courts

The right of the government to take your home for the purpose of putting a highway through or to meet some other important community need is found in which amendment?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 9

John, a fourteen year old public school student, wears a shirt to school that says “Obama You’re Fired -- Vote Trump 2016” to express his opinion about the upcoming presidential race. His principal tells him he must change his shirt or be suspended from school. John refuses and is suspended for a week.

• Amendment 1-Freedom of Speech
• Amendment 1- Freedom to Assemble
• Amendment 1- Freedom of Religion
•  Amendment 1- Freedom to Press

A government official comes to visit John and offers to buy the house from him to build a park. John says no and refuses.  According to the U.S. Constitution, under what circumstances would John win his fight to keep his home?

• If John could prove that he had paid the full price of the house already.
• If John was born as a citizen of the United States, not a naturalized citizen or resident. 
• If John can prove he has sentimental or important memories that he made in the house. 
• If the government did not offer him fair market price for his home

How does the Fourteenth Amendment protect individual rights?

• By defining citizenship, it declares that all citizens have the same rights.
• By granting women the right to vote, it ensures that women have a say in government.
• By imposing presidential term limits, it prevents one president from gaining too much power.
• By requiring the direct election of senators, it protects the principle of direct representation.