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3.10 benchmark on the legal system

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Common Law

b)

Case law

c)

Constitutional Law

d)

Statute Law

2.

When a case involves settling disagreements between people by providing an award money for damages? this kind of law is called?

a)

Constitutional Law

b)

Common Law

c)

Case Law

d)

Civil Law

3.

This type of law is based on common practices and traditions. This is called?

a)

Constitutional Law

b)

Civil Law

c)

Common Law

d)

Case law

4.

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?

a)

Common Law

b)

The Code of Hammurabi

c)

The Quebec Civil Code

d)

The Criminal Code

5.

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?

a)

Criminal Law

b)

Case Law

c)

Common Law

d)

Constitutional Law

6.

This system of law is designed for people under the age of 18 and designed to help deal with people who may break the law in a way that helps with their well-being and recognizes that they are not adults. It is known as?

a)

The US Justice System

b)

The US Juvenile Justice System

c)

The Military Justice System

d)

The Federal Court System

7.

This document represents the first time a government's power was limited by a set of rules. It was called?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The US Constitution

d)

The Code of Hammurabi

8.

A code of laws that deal with punishments for crimes that have been committed is called?

a)

The Code of Hammurabi

b)

Constitutional Law

c)

Code of Common Law

d)

Criminal Law

9.

A justice system that is designed for people in the US military is called?

a)

The Juvenile Justice System

b)

Criminal Law

c)

The Military Justice System

d)

The US legal system

10.

A main referrence point in law, often a historical document, for which some of the ideas about our society are actually found?

a)

A Vertex

b)

A Code

c)

A Source

d)

A Type

11.

A rule that an agency or department of the Executive Branch of government makes to enforce a law is called?

a)

A code

b)

A policy

c)

A punishment

d)

A regulation

12.

The written law enacted by a legislature, as distinguished from unwritten law or common law is known as?

a)

Constitutional Law

b)

Criminal law

c)

Statutory Law

13.

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

a)

Criminal law

b)

statute

c)

Constitutional Law

d)

Code

14.

A particular category, a kind of law, is also called a?

a)

A Code

b)

AType

c)

A Box

d)

A law