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Final Exam Review 2026

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1) What do you call the three (3) branches of government involved with the American legal system?
a)
The Press, The People, and Judiciary
b)
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
c)
President, the Cabinet, and the Military
d)
bills, laws, Senators, and the Courts
2.
2) If you are charged with a crime and it goes to trial, you have two options. What are they?
a)
indicting or convicting yourself for false pretenses
b)
a public bench trial or jury trial
c)
bringing charges against someone in a civil case
d)
bills, laws, Senators, and the Courts
3.
3) What is probable cause? Officers need this in order to arrest and/or detain you.
a)
reasonable suspicion of committing a crime
b)
when someone is officially charged with murder
c)
authority or sovereignty over
d)
bills, laws, Senators, and the Courts
e)
any time a state brings another state to court in a lawsuit
4.
4) What is jurisdiction?
a)
reasonable suspicion of committing a crime
b)
when someone is officially charged with murder
c)
bringing charges against someone accused of a crime
d)
bills, laws, Senators, and the Courts
e)
authority over
5.
5) State or Federal Courts that has original jurisdiction means that ________________.
a)
reasonable suspicion of committing a crime
b)
charged murder crimes despite having a plea bargain
c)
bad indictments took place and they are going to reverse the decision
d)
they hear the case first and decide a verdict
e)
appellate jurisdiction
6.
6) Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court has this type of "jurisdiction".
a)
appellate
b)
original
c)
typical
d)
wavering
7.
7) Identify from the list below the TWO (2) types of law in America.
a)
common law
b)
statutory law
c)
ethnic cleansing
d)
murder laws
e)
genocide
8.
8) What are the two (2) types of statutory [written down] law?
a)
civil law and criminal law
b)
civil law and free speech church law
c)
Church law and papal supremacy
d)
common law and unfounded laws
9.
9) In a civil case, what are the two sides called?
a)
plaintiff and the defendant
b)
the jury and the executioner
c)
genocide and cannon law
d)
papal supremacy and the Crusades
e)
prosecution and the government
10.
10) In a criminal case, what are the two sides called?
a)
free the people and Abercrombie
b)
the jury and the executioner
c)
genocide and cannon law
d)
papal supremacy and the Crusades
e)
prosecution (government) and the defendant
11.
11) In a criminal case, what is the burden or standard of proof to win the case?
a)
official grand jury indictments
b)
a preponderance of evidence or 51% of the facts
c)
genocide and cannon law
d)
beyond a reasonable doubt and whole jury has to agree
12.
12) 90% of all court cases go through the ____ court pathway.
a)
local and federal
b)
state
c)
federal
d)
Supreme Court
13.
13) What is the highest court in our country? They recently voted 9-0 to UPHOLD Congress law that banned TikTok.
a)
Vermont Superior Court
b)
Supreme Court of the United States
c)
U.S. District/Trial Court
d)
Massachusetts Superior Courts
14.
14) Fill in the blank: The ____ branch makes the laws as the _____ enforces or executes the laws.
a)
judicial; executive
b)
legislative; executive
c)
executive; judicial
d)
local; legislative
15.
15) Select FIVE (5) characteristics that belong to the U.S. House of Representatives:
a)
Has 435 Total Members
b)
Led by the Speaker of the House
c)
All money/tax bills start in this chamber
d)
Serves 2 year terms with no limits
e)
This chamber files or creates the impeachment papers/charges
16.
16) Select five (5) characteristics that belong to the U.S. Senate:
a)
Must be 30 Years Old
b)
Chamber where impeachment trials are held
c)
100 Total Members
d)
Representation is equal per state
e)
Serves 6 year terms
17.
17) How many members of U.S. Congress ]the legislative branch] are there total?
a)
100
b)
535
c)
435
d)
2 million
e)
6 million
18.
18) Where do the expressed powers of Congress come from?
a)
(A) Article II, Section 6
b)
(B) Article IV
c)
(C) Article I, Section 8
d)
(D) Article V
19.
19) When does a new Congress meet? We are in the 119th Congress as of January 3, 2025.
a)
Every 10 years
b)
Every 50 years
c)
Every 2 years
d)
Every 5 years
e)
6 years at a time
20.
20) What does it mean to be acquitted versus convicted?
a)
it means that when you are convicted, you are proven innocent
b)
acquitted means double jeopardy is attached
c)
acquitted means proven innocent and conviction is a guilty verdict
d)
if you are convicted, you are freed from prison. Acquitted means put into jail.
21.
21) Let's go back to how bills become laws. Why do committees exist in Congress and the law-making process?
a)
the two very different theories of how Congress should work
b)
President Trump knows exactly who is doing what when making laws
c)
the influence Congress has on the judicial and executive branches.
d)
they are smaller groups of law-makers who help edit, specialize, and refine bills
22.
22) Why would a President veto a bill?
a)
they are really excited and agree so they want to do an executive order
b)
they do not agree or like the contents of the bill
c)
Because they do not agree with an electronic and mail-in ballot voting system
d)
they want the judicial branch to write the bill or create common law
23.
23) From the list below, select the correct response for an example of common law.
a)
Congress making laws and writing them down
b)
Supreme Court case decisions/outcomes
c)
when everyone follows the law and finds it common to do so
d)
they want the judicial branch to write the bill or create common law
24.
24) Congress creating or making bills and Presidents having a huge say and signing bills & then their department enforcing the bills is an example of _______.
a)
Congress making laws and writing them down
b)
checks and balances within different branches of government
c)
when everyone follows the law and finds it common to do so
d)
they want the judicial branch to write the bill or create common law
25.

What are the differences between CIVIL and CRIMINAL law?

4 lines
26.

Someone was harmed in a motorcycle accident and is suing for damages.

a)

Criminal

b)

Civil

27.

Your friend gets caught selling pirated movies

a)

Criminal

b)

Civil

28.

The neighbors are getting a divorce

a)

Criminal

b)

Civil

29.

Someone robbed the 7-11 down the street from your house

a)

Civl

b)

Criminal

30.

You slip and fall at the grocery store. You sue the grocery store.

a)

Criminal

b)

Civil

31.

Some kids in your neighborhood vandalize the park.

a)

Criminal

b)

Civil

32.

When one person sues another it is because they want to recover damages or receive. . .

a)

jurisdiction

b)

jail time

c)

bail

d)

compensation

33.
What type of trial determines if a person is guilty of breaking a law?
a)
Civil
b)
Criminal
34.

What is the judge or jury's decision in a civil case called?

a)

verdict

b)

ruling

c)

appeal

d)

arraignment

35.

What is the main purpose of the judicial branch in the United States government?

a)

To create laws

b)

To enforce laws

c)

To interpret laws and ensure justice

d)

To veto bills

36.

Which type of law deals with disputes between individuals or organizations, often involving compensation?

a)

Constitutional law

b)

Civil law

c)

Criminal law

d)

International law

37.

Who has the authority to sign a bill into law after it passes both houses of Congress?

a)

The Chief Justice

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The Vice President

d)

The President

38.

Government where people directly or through representatives exercise their rights through elections

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Democracy

c)

Patriot

d)

Senate

39.

“Senior” or “upper” house of representatives in which state has two representatives (A group of people in the Legislative Branch)

a)

House or Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

40.

Lower house of Congress which the number of each state’s representatives is based on its population (A group of people in the Legislative Branch)

a)

Rights

b)

Party

c)

Civics

d)

House of Representatives

41.

A group that shares the same ideas about government

a)

Democracy

b)

Laws

c)

Civics

d)

Party

42.

First draft of a law

a)

Civics

b)

Bill

c)

Party

d)

Patriot

43.

Part of the government, headed by the President that carries out laws

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Civics

44.

Part of the government that interprets the laws through legal cases

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Legislative branch

d)

Civics

45.

law making part of the government

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Civics

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch

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