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- Q 1/20Score 0What is the legal basis, or source, for this passage?29civil case lawthe Napoleonic codeRoman lawEnglish common law
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- Q1What is the legal basis, or source, for this passage?civil case lawthe Napoleonic codeRoman lawEnglish common law30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q2Which of the following would involve civil law, but not criminal law?jaywalkingan incorrect charge on a hospital billassault inside a restaurantvandalism of a school30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q3Which type of law relies extensively upon precedents?case lawstatutory lawadministrative lawmilitary law30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q4The Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC) includes laws focusing on contracts. What type of U.S. law is based on the Code of Hammurabi?civilcriminalconstitutionalmilitary30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q5This table lists examples of laws. Which list represents military law?Category ACategory BCategory DCategory C30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q6Which situation would most likely lead to a civil case?A person slips and breaks their leg at a grocery store.A person fails to stop at a red light.A person robs another person at gunpoint.A person is caught breaking into a house.30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q7This graph illustrates juvenile arrest rates for motor vehicle theft. Which type of law is illustrated in the graph?MilitaryConstitutionalCriminalCivil30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q8This passage is from a US Supreme Court opinion announcement. According to the passage, which action did the US Supreme Court find constitutional?The death penalty may be imposed on both adults and juvenilesThe death penalty may not be imposed on either adults or juvenilesThe death penalty may be imposed only on adultsThe death penalty may be imposed only on juveniles30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q9Which type of law is used to help solve disputes between people or organizations?constitutionalmilitarycriminalcivil30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q10What type of law is described in the following scenario? A married couple decides to get a divorce. They disagree over who gets what. A judge hears both sides and makes a decision about how their property should be divided.Juvenile LawCivil LawCriminal LawMilitary Law30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q11What type of law is described in the following scenario? A man was caught on tape robbing a gas station. He was arrested, brought to trial, and found guilty of burglary. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine.Civil LawMilitary LawJuvenile LawCriminal Law30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q12A court decides that the First Amendment permits a journalist to write an article on something the government wants to keep secret. What type of law was most involved in the decision?administrative lawconstitutional lawcommon lawstatutory law30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q13Use the information in the box to answer the question. What is the source of this law?administrative lawstatutory lawmilitary lawcommon law30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q14Consider this situation: A man enters an electronics store and points a gun at the store clerk. He demands all of the cash in the register and flees the scene with $3600. What type of law has been violated?common lawcivil lawcriminal lawmilitary law30sSS.7.C.3.10
- Q15Which is the best example of a criminal law?law setting election dateslaw created by a state agencylaw governing speed limitslaw protecting individual rights30sSS.7.C.3.10
