LEGAL STUDIES CAPSTONE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED
A+ STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNIVERSITY
1. Legal studies primarily focuses on:
A. Cooking systems
B. Law and legal systems
C. Medicine
D. Engineering
Answer: B
Legal studies examines laws, legal principles, and justice systems.
2. The rule of law means:
A. Leaders are above law
B. Law applies equally to all
C. Law is optional
D. Law is secret
Answer: B
Everyone is subject to the law equally.
3. A constitution is:
A. A novel
B. Supreme law of the country
C. A poem
D. A contract only
Answer: B
It is the highest legal authority in a country.
4. Civil law deals with:
,A. Crimes only
B. Disputes between individuals
C. Military issues
D. Religious matters
Answer: B
Civil law handles private disputes.
5. Criminal law deals with:
A. Contracts
B. Crimes against the state
C. Family disputes
D. Business deals
Answer: B
It deals with offenses against society/state.
6. A statute is:
A. A rumor
B. Written law passed by legislature
C. A court joke
D. Oral tradition
Answer: B
Statutes are enacted laws.
7. Common law is based on:
A. Written codes only
B. Court decisions and precedent
C. Songs
D. Stories
Answer: B
It relies on judicial precedent.
8. Precedent means:
, A. Future law
B. Past court decision guiding future cases
C. Rumor
D. Opinion
Answer: B
Past decisions guide future rulings.
9. Jurisprudence is:
A. Law enforcement
B. Study of legal theory
C. Crime control
D. Police work
Answer: B
It is the philosophy of law.
10. Separation of powers divides government into:
A. One branch
B. Three branches
C. Two branches
D. Five branches
Answer: B
Executive, legislature, judiciary.
11. The judiciary interprets:
A. Music
B. Law
C. Sports rules
D. Stories
Answer: B
Courts interpret laws.
12. Due process means:
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED
A+ STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNIVERSITY
1. Legal studies primarily focuses on:
A. Cooking systems
B. Law and legal systems
C. Medicine
D. Engineering
Answer: B
Legal studies examines laws, legal principles, and justice systems.
2. The rule of law means:
A. Leaders are above law
B. Law applies equally to all
C. Law is optional
D. Law is secret
Answer: B
Everyone is subject to the law equally.
3. A constitution is:
A. A novel
B. Supreme law of the country
C. A poem
D. A contract only
Answer: B
It is the highest legal authority in a country.
4. Civil law deals with:
,A. Crimes only
B. Disputes between individuals
C. Military issues
D. Religious matters
Answer: B
Civil law handles private disputes.
5. Criminal law deals with:
A. Contracts
B. Crimes against the state
C. Family disputes
D. Business deals
Answer: B
It deals with offenses against society/state.
6. A statute is:
A. A rumor
B. Written law passed by legislature
C. A court joke
D. Oral tradition
Answer: B
Statutes are enacted laws.
7. Common law is based on:
A. Written codes only
B. Court decisions and precedent
C. Songs
D. Stories
Answer: B
It relies on judicial precedent.
8. Precedent means:
, A. Future law
B. Past court decision guiding future cases
C. Rumor
D. Opinion
Answer: B
Past decisions guide future rulings.
9. Jurisprudence is:
A. Law enforcement
B. Study of legal theory
C. Crime control
D. Police work
Answer: B
It is the philosophy of law.
10. Separation of powers divides government into:
A. One branch
B. Three branches
C. Two branches
D. Five branches
Answer: B
Executive, legislature, judiciary.
11. The judiciary interprets:
A. Music
B. Law
C. Sports rules
D. Stories
Answer: B
Courts interpret laws.
12. Due process means:
