Chapter 1 Review

Congress passed a law imposing penalties for displaying "indecent" material online where children could see it. If the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently rules that the statute conflicts with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the statute is void.

• True

• False

A rule that establishes maximum length of work shifts for air traffic controllers demonstrates an agency imposing a regulation.

• True

• False

Congress can create a statute on any topic at all.

• True

• False

If a president vetoes a bill, it can still become a statute if both the House and the Senate approve it by a 51 percent majority.

• True

• False

The doctrine of precedent is binding on all courts from county courts to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• True

• False

The case called Kuehn v. Pub Zone would reveal that Kuehn is the plaintiff, since the plaintiff is always listed first.

• True

• False

In order to determine if the case she was hearing broke the law, Judge Jane referred to prior rulings on the same subject. In other words, the judge is relying on precedent to make her decision.

• True

• False

In the case of Panavision Int'l v. Toeppen, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision. This means that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals approved the district court's decision and upheld the outcome in the case.

• True

• False

The government itself prosecutes the wrongdoer in a case involving behavior so threatening that society outlaws it altogether. This kind of case involves

• Procedural law

• Private law

• Civil law

• Criminal law

In the House of Representatives, a state's voting power is based on its

• Relative wealth

• Date of entry into the Union

• Physical size

• Population