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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Preamble to the Constitution is a great example of this type of ‘need’ for laws.
Need to Protect People’s Safety
Need to Promote Common Good
Need to Protect Individual Freedoms
Need to Protect People’s Property
Tom has been arrested for a crime, and been notified of his arraignment date. What will happen at this arraignment?
Tom will be formally charged with a crime and will enter a plea.
Tom will only hear the charge against him.
Tom will be told that his preliminary hearing has been postponed.
Tom will receive the verdict regarding whether the judge finds him guilty or not.
In a civil case, lawyers conduct discovery to gather information. What are two specific methods that a lawyer may use in the process?
Dispositions and speeches
Subpoenas and testimonies
Dispositions and testimonies
Subpoenas and dispositions
What are legal codes?
A way to group laws in order to access and understand them better
Anything related to the way a criminal trial should be run
A way to make lawyers explain laws to their clients
A way to understand what a single law may mean to society
What is one of the ways the President communicates his legislative agenda?
State of the Union Address
Executive Orders
Vice President
Executive Orders
What are executive orders?
Orders to Congress in the event of war.
Rules and regulations that government officials must follow.
Orders from Congress to the President on how to conduct foreign policy.
Presidential decrees on how to interpret the Constitution.
How might the President keep information from Congress and the courts?
Presidential oversight
Presidential pardons
Executive orders
Executive privilege
According to the US Constitution, which of the following is a presidential power?
Negotiate treaties with other countries.
Help Congress appoint judges.
Independently spend money appropriated by Congress.
Prosecute high crimes against the United States.
What is one responsibility of a state supreme court?
Reviews evidence to decide who is right.
Hears cases for the first time.
Reviews the appeal court decisions for errors.
Review the trial court decisions for errors.
According to the Missouri Constitution, who holds the power to taxation?
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Governor
This is the most basic purpose of law.
Need to Protect Property
Need for Order
Need to Protect People's Safety
Need to Protect Individual Freedom
This type of crime is oftern related to burglary, larceny and robbery.
Crimes Against Government
White-Collar Crimes
Crimes Against Property
Victimless Crimes
What are the two categories of crimes?
Felony and Robbery
Misdemeanor and Felony
Felony and White-Collar Crime
Misdemeanor and Victimless Crimes
This type of law settles disagreements between people and does not always involve government interaction.
Compensation Law
Plea Law
Criminal Law
Civil Law
This document is given to the defendant in a Civil Law case.
Complaint ot Petition Filed
Complaint or Petition served on Defendant
Dismissal
Plea or Agreement Trial
What is the name of the Court where conflict over a fairly small amount of money can be decided in a quick and inexpensive trial?
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Trial Court
Small Claims Court
What is the most important job of the Legislative Branch?
to make rules and laws for our nation
to declare war
to enforce the laws
to interpret the Constitution
This is when a president rejects a bill by not signing it and by sending it back to Congress.
Pocket Veto
Veto
Override the Veto
Choose No Action
How does each branch make sure the other branches don't get too powerful?
Cloture
Necessary Clause
Checks and Balance
Delegated Powers
This is an election of a group of people that happens in December when the electors meet in their state.
Electoral Ellection
Electoral College
Popular Elections
House of Representatives Election
Where does the Impeachment process of a president begin?
The Executive Branch
The Senate
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives
This Court chooses which cases to hear.
Court of Appeals
Trial Court
Supreme Court
Small Claims Court
This is the power of deciding on what is constitutional.
Concurring Opinion
Judicial Review
Dissenting Opinion
Opinion
What can Appelate Courts NOT do?
Affirm the trial court's decision
Choose cases to hear
Reverse the decision
Send the case back to trial court to start over
What is the capital of Missouri?
St. Louis City
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Columbia City
