Chapter 15- Judiciaries MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

Chapter 15- Judiciaries MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Unlike natural law, positive law uses . A) the spirit of the law to make determinations B) books to reach conclusions C) judicial sentencing to determine case outcomes D) jury selection to manipulate judgment Answer: B Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 243 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Remember the Facts 2. Which of the following issues is a civil concern? A) Extortion B) Theft C) Divorce D) Trafficking Answer: C Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 243 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Remember the Facts 3. International law consists of and established customs recognized by most nations. A) treaties B) ratification C) amendments D) cease-fires Answer: A Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 244 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Remember the Facts 4. Which of the following is an important role of U.S. courts and their greatest contribution to governance? A) Assure statutory laws do not violate the constitution B) Protect individual rights and liberties C) Guarantee administrative usages do not get out of hand D) Judicial review Answer: D Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 243-244 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Understand the Concepts 5. Developed by medieval Catholic theologians, what type of law argues that observing nature reveals God’s will? A) Natural law B) Divine law C) God’s law D) Higher law Answer: A Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 244 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Understand the Concepts 6. What are the key mechanisms of international law? A) Reciprocity and coalition B) Consistency and reciprocity C) Consistency and coherence D) Coalition and coherence Answer: B Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 245 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Understand the Concepts 7. What is the U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding state obligation to international treaties? A) States maintain the right to select which treaties they will observe. B) States have no obligation to observe international treaties. C) States must observe international treaties ratified by the United States. D) States must observe international treaties ratified by state legislatures. Answer: C Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 245 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Apply What You Know 8. Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court rulings reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson decision? A) Roe v. Wade B) Brown v. Board of Education C) Miranda v. Arizona D) Lawrence v. Texas Answer: B Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 244 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Apply What You Know 9. Distinguish between primitive and modern judicial systems. A) Primitive legal systems rely largely on labyrinthine written and codified laws, while modern systems rely on oral rhetoric. B) Modern legal systems utilize recent advances in technology, while primitive legal systems must do without such amenities. C) Modern legal systems better ensure the rights of citizens, while primitive systems function on superstition and disbelief. D) Primitive legal systems are oral and consist of customs and beliefs, while modern systems are written and largely codified. Answer: D Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 245 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Analyze It 10. Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a criminal and a civil case? A) The federal government accuses investment houses of wrongdoing and investors who lost money sue them. B) Drug traffickers violate property and federal law by moving drugs across state borders. C) Burglars violate federal property and the state sues them for damages. D) A state accuses banks of mortgage fraud, sold to investors elsewhere in the nation. Answer: A Learning Objective: 15.1 Page Reference: 243 A-Head: Types of Law Skill Level: Analyze It 11. How many judicial structures comprise the U.S. court system? A) 23 B) 47 C) 51 D) 75 Answer: C Learning Objective: 15.2 Page Reference: 245 A-Head: The Courts, the Bench, and the Bar Skill Level: Remember the Facts 12. To what judicial authority can federal court decisions be appealed? A) Department of Citizen Security B) Secretary of Judicial Revisions C) Federal Oversight Commission D) U.S. Court of Appeals Answer: D Learning Objective: 15.2 Page Reference: 245 A-Head: The Courts, the Bench, and the Bar Skill Level: Remember the Facts 13. State court systems handle about of the nation’s legal business. A) 30% B) 50% C) 70% D) 90% Answer: D Learning Objective: 15.2 Page Reference: 246 A-Head: The Courts, the Bench, and the Bar Skill Level: Remember the Facts 14. The English common law stressed the rights of free and equal men and was developed on the basis of precedent set by earlier judges, known today as .