Worksheets02-Goals of Law Test
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 32mins
The rule of law is a principle that ensures that all members of a society, including the government, are equally subject to the law.
A principle ensuring equality before the law
A rule that only applies to the government
A guideline for creating laws
A concept that allows certain individuals to be above the law
What is the main the purpose of the 7 goals for our legal system?
To protect individual rights
To ensure justice
To promote social justice
To maintain order
To provide a basis for resolving conflicts
'Human rights' are:
A set of principles concerned with equality and fairness.
A type of government policy.
A historical document from the 18th century.
A religious belief system.
What are the principles of fairness regarding the law?
Equality ensures that all individuals are treated the same under the law.
Equality allows for different treatment based on personal circumstances.
Equality means that the law applies differently to different groups.
Equality is not a principle considered in legal contexts.
What are the principles of access regarding the law?
Access to the law ensures that all individuals have the ability to understand and use the legal system.
Access to the law is only available to those who can afford it.
Access to the law is a principle that applies only to criminal cases.
Access to the law is not a recognized principle of fairness.
What are the principles of respect regarding the law?
Respect and the law is about ensuring that all individuals are treated with dignity and fairness under the legal system.
Respect and the law involves strict adherence to legal procedures without consideration for individual circumstances.
Respect and the law focuses on the enforcement of laws without regard for human rights.
Respect and the law is primarily concerned with the punishment of offenders.
What are the principles of justice concerning the law?
Justice ensures fairness in the application of the law.
Justice is unrelated to the law.
Justice is only about punishment.
Justice ignores individual rights.
What is the meaning of Negotiation in law?
Negotiation in law is a process where parties attempt to settle disputes outside of court through discussion and compromise.
Negotiation in law involves a judge making a binding decision on a legal matter.
Negotiation in law is a method where a third party imposes a solution to a conflict.
Negotiation in law is a formal process that requires legal representation in court.
What is Mediation in law?
A process involving a judge making a decision
A process where a neutral third party assists in reaching a solution
A legal proceeding in court
A method of enforcing legal rights
What is the meaning of Diplomacy in law regarding conflict resolution?
Diplomacy in law involves negotiation and dialogue to resolve disputes peacefully.
Diplomacy in law is a method of enforcing legal penalties.
Diplomacy in law focuses on military intervention to resolve conflicts.
Diplomacy in law is primarily about economic sanctions.
Promoting Order and Stability: In a social order, individuals within a society mingle, interact, and live together within unique and stable arrangements of institutions. How does the law obtain social order?
The law enforces rules and regulations that govern behavior, ensuring predictability and security.
The law provides financial incentives for individuals to follow social norms.
The law primarily focuses on economic growth rather than social order.
The law encourages social disorder to promote change.
Promoting Desirable Social and Economic Behavior: Law & Economics meshes together two of society's fundamental social constructs into one subject, allowing a multi-faceted study of significant problems that exist in each subject. “How are the law and economics related” in today's society?
Law & Economics combines two fundamental social constructs for a multi-faceted study.
Law & Economics is unrelated to social constructs.
Law & Economics focuses only on legal issues.
Law & Economics is a purely economic study.
What is the meaning of “example of majority rule”?
A decision made by a group where more than half agree
A decision made by a single leader
A decision made by a minority group
A decision made by random selection
Define “minority”.
A group that is smaller in number compared to the majority
A group that holds the majority of power
A group that is larger in number compared to the majority
A group that is equal in number to the majority
What rights do minorities have?
Equal protection under the law
Right to vote
Freedom of speech
All of the above
What is the name of an organization that protects minority rights?
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
NAACP
Greenpeace
What do we call a universal set of moral principles believed to come from humans' basic sense of right and wrong?
Natural Law
Case Law
Common Law
Statutory Law
Rule of Law means
one law favouring a particular group
one law favouring many groups
many laws favouring many groups
one law for all the citizens
The _____________ implies that every person is subject to the law, including people who are lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and judges.
law of jungle
rule of law
law of attraction
law of averages
Every person has a Fundamental Right to be defended by a lawyer under Article _______.
42
67
45
22
What is the significance of the "Miranda Rights" in the U.S. legal system?
They allow police to search a suspect's property without a warrant.
They ensure that a suspect is informed of their rights before being interrogated.
They guarantee a suspect's right to a speedy trial.
They permit a suspect to choose their own judge.
Which of the following is a legal right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?
Right to a free education
Right to a fair trial
Right to own a business
Right to travel abroad
Explain the concept of "legal rights" in the context of the judicial system.
Legal rights are privileges granted by the government that can be revoked at any time.
Legal rights are protections and entitlements granted to individuals by law.
Legal rights are rules that only apply to legal professionals.
Legal rights are guidelines for judges to follow during trials.
What is the purpose of a preliminary hearing in the judicial process?
To determine the guilt of the defendant
To decide if there is enough evidence to proceed to trial
To sentence the defendant
To negotiate a plea bargain
When a court settles disagreements between two parties this is known as...
civil case
criminal case
juvenile case
arraignment
A _____ acts as a neutral third party by listening carefully to both sides.
judge
counselor
mediator
school counselor
In which method of dispute resolution is the decision binding?
mediation
arbitration
negotiation
all of these
An agreement in settling disputes is called a ____.
phase
settlement
pinky swear
negotiation
_____ is the process by which people involved in a dispute discuss their problem and try to reach a solution acceptable to all.
mediation
arbitration
negotiation
court action
Cases in which a court is asked to settle a dispute.
contract
lawsuit
injunction
damages
compensation
A process by which people agree to use a third party to help them settle a conflict.
mediation
arbitration
small claims court
The use of a third person to make a legal decision that is binding on all parties.
mediation
arbitration
small claims court
In a Fair Trial :
The Innocent is acquitted
Both Guilty and Innocent get a certain amount of punishment
The guilty is acquitted
Neither Guilty nor innocent get any punishment
A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.
corrections system
criminal justice system
court
sanctions
Who decides the verdict in a juvenile case?
Juvenile court judge
Supreme Court
Jury
Superior court judge
What does a civil case typically involve?
Criminal activities and prosecution
Disputes between people, groups of people, and/or organizations
International conflicts between countries
Legislative processes for creating new laws
Who decides the verdict in a juvenile case?
Juvenile court judge
Supreme Court
Jury
Superior court judge
What does a civil case typically involve?
Criminal activities and prosecution
Disputes between people, groups of people, and/or organizations
International conflicts between countries
Legislative processes for creating new laws
Who decides if there is enough evidence to indict the defendant?
The police
A judge
A grand jury
Judge Judy
Determining whether there is enough evidence to bring the accused to trial is the purpose of which of the following?
Arraignment
Bonding
Grand jury
Preliminary hearing
What is the significance of the "Miranda Rights" in the U.S. legal system?
They allow police to search a suspect's property without a warrant.
They ensure that a suspect is informed of their rights before being interrogated.
They guarantee a suspect's right to a speedy trial.
They permit a suspect to choose their own judge.
Which of the following is a legal right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?
Right to a free education
Right to a fair trial
Right to own a business
Right to travel abroad
Explain the concept of "legal rights" in the context of the judicial system.
Legal rights are privileges granted by the government that can be revoked at any time.
Legal rights are protections and entitlements granted to individuals by law.
Legal rights are rules that only apply to legal professionals.
Legal rights are guidelines for judges to follow during trials.
What is the purpose of a preliminary hearing in the judicial process?
To determine the guilt of the defendant
To decide if there is enough evidence to proceed to trial
To sentence the defendant
To negotiate a plea bargain
If you are accused of breaking the law, what kind of case would that be?
Criminal
Civil
Supreme Court
Rule of Law
Rule of Law means
one law favouring a particular group
one law favouring many groups
many laws favouring many groups
one law for all the citizens
What do we call the principle that states "no one is above the law"?
Due Process
Equality
Rule of Law
all of the above are true
______________ means that the government has rules for legal proceedings, the government follows those rules, and the rules for legal proceedings are fair.
Order and Security
Checks and Balances
Legitimacy
Procedural Fairness
In rule of law, we are ruled by
man
laws
a few men
the President
Which statement is an example of the principle of rule of law?
A city council member is found guilty of speeding
A state senator is reelected to her second term
A crime suspect is informed of his constitutional rights
A citizen is shown how to register to vote
___________ is when citizens feel safe because police have procedures for dealing with crime and criminals face consequences.
Order and Security
Procedural Fairness
Access to Justice
Check and Balances
" Mayor will be charged for bribing citizens."
Which characteristics of Rule of Law is represented in the headline above?
Fair procedures
Checks and Balances
Accountability
Transparency of Institutions
Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law. What fundamental political principle is it?
Democracy
Representative Government
Rule of Law
What is the principle that states that nobody, not even the government, is above the law?
Presumption of innocence
Rule of law
English common law
Code of Hammurabi
The rule of law means every person in the country forms
President to farmer
Farmer to president
Rich
Poor
A government must obey laws of the land.
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
The _____________ implies that every person is subject to the law, including people who are lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and judges.
law of justice
Which of the following is NOT an example of rule of law?
When the President does it, it is not illegal.
I prefer to follow the law, not men.
Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.
What do we call a universal set of moral principles believed to come from humans' basic sense of right and wrong?
Natural Law
Case Law
Common Law
Statutory Law
