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Ethics and Law

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rules of conduct established by the government to maintain stability and justice are called:

a)

Ethics

b)

Morality

c)

Amendments

d)

Law

2.

Which of the following ways can courts affect laws?

a)

Creating laws

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Interpreting laws

d)

All of the above

3.

Article 1 of the US Constitution sets up this branch of the government:

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Financial

4.

Which of the following is an administrative agency that can create regulations?

a)

FCC

b)

ADA

c)

Teamsters

d)

NASA

5.

Law established by a judge (court) and thereafter referred to in similar cases is called:

a)

Common law

b)

Precedent

c)

Court order

d)

Judicial Review

6.

This amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery:

a)

10th

b)

13th

c)

27th

d)

19th

7.

This ethical trait is a willingness and determination to do the right thing.

a)

Integrity

b)

Justice

c)

Compassion

d)

Honesty

8.

Miranda vs. Arizona was a court case that had to deal with:

a)

Illegal search and seizure

b)

Segregation

c)

Rights of arrested citizens

d)

All of the above

9.

Article 3 of the Constitution created which branch of the government?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

Financial

10.

This is a set of laws made by the courts which provide a series of consistent rules that later courts must follow.

a)

Statute

b)

Common law

c)

Constitution

d)

All of the above

11.

This is a law passed by a government body that has been made for the purpose of creating laws.

a)

Statute

b)

Common law

c)

Court decision

d)

None of the above

12.

This refers to the rules used to determine the difference between right and wrong.

a)

Golden rule

b)

Morality

c)

Ethics

d)

The Greatest Good

13.

This states that you "should do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

a)

The Greatest Good

b)

Ethics

c)

Morality

d)

The Golden Rule

14.

At times ethics and the law may conflict.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

All states must have the same laws as other states so things are consistent.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Ethics can come from 3 places. Name and briefly describe each one. (Remember whenever you hit enter, the answer is submitted)

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