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Chapter 19 Assessment

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Question 1

1.

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Question 2

2.

What are laws?

rules for society that are enforced by government

beliefs about what is right or wrong

rules of society determined by judges

Question 3

3.

Written laws made by legislatures are known as

common law

morals

statutes

Question 4

4.

How can citizens add, change, or remove the laws in our country?

by going through elected representatives

by working for government agencies

by making laws out of date

Question 5

5.

Which of the following crimes would NOT be considered a misdemeanor?

kidnapping

littering

driving without a license

graffiti

Question 6

6.

What might happen if the government did not punish people who committed crimes?

people might never commit crimes

people might be more likely to commit crimes

people might be more willing to sue each other

Question 7

7.

What is the main question that must be answered in civil law?

How can we figure out what happened before this disagreement?

What is the best way to put this person in prison?

What is a fair way to settle this disagreement?

Question 8

8.

What is the purpose of laws?

protect property

protect lives

set standards

all of the above

Question 9

9.

Which has NOT influenced American law?

English common law

Justinian Code

Draco's code of law

morals and beliefs

Question 10

10.

The Cranston City Council wants to make a new rule for people in Cranston to follow. Is it...

an ordinance

a regulation

an executive order

Question 11

11.

A person is drinking alchohol and then gets into their car to drive home. On their way, they swerve off of the road and smash through the front window of a store. No one is hurt, luckily. Where would this misguided person end up eventually?

a criminal court

a civil court

a night court

both criminal and civil court

Question 12

12.

Explain where the laws in our country come from. Be sure to include all the types of law that you learned about.

less serious crime for which the penalty is often a fine

common law

laws that help settle disagreements between people

felony

a written collection of laws

criminal law

a behavior that is illegal becaue it is harmful to society

civil law

a body of law based on judge's decisions

morals

breaking a law because it goes against personal morals

civil disobedience

a crime for which the penalty is imprisonment for more than one year, a fine, or a combination of both

misdemeanor

laws that tell which acts are crimes, how accused people should be tried, and how crimes should be punished

legal code

beliefs about what is fair and what is right or wrong

crime