Chapter 19 Assessment

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Chapter 19 Assessment

Last updated about 6 years ago

12 questions

Drag the definition so it is next to the correct vocabulary word.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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

Drag the definition so it is next to the correct vocabulary word.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
laws that help settle disagreements between people		common law
a body of law based on judge's decisions		felony
a behavior that is illegal becaue it is harmful to society		criminal law
laws that tell which acts are crimes, how accused people should be tried, and how crimes should be punished		civil law
a crime for which the penalty is imprisonment for more than one year, a fine, or a combination of both		morals
beliefs about what is fair and what is right or wrong		civil disobedience
a written collection of laws		misdemeanor
breaking a law because it goes against personal morals		legal code
less serious crime for which the penalty is often a fine		crime

What are laws?

rules for society that are enforced by government

beliefs about what is right or wrong

rules of society determined by judges

Written laws made by legislatures are known as

common law

morals

statutes

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by making laws out of date

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

kidnapping

littering

driving without a license

graffiti

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

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?

What is the purpose of laws?

protect property

protect lives

set standards

all of the above

Which has NOT influenced American law?

English common law

Justinian Code

Draco's code of law

morals and beliefs

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

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

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

laws that help settle disagreements between people

common law

a body of law based on judge's decisions

felony

a behavior that is illegal becaue it is harmful to society

criminal law

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

civil law

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

morals

beliefs about what is fair and what is right or wrong

civil disobedience

a written collection of laws

misdemeanor

breaking a law because it goes against personal morals

legal code

less serious crime for which the penalty is often a fine

crime

What are laws?

rules for society that are enforced by government

beliefs about what is right or wrong

rules of society determined by judges

Written laws made by legislatures are known as

common law

morals

statutes

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

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

kidnapping

littering

driving without a license

graffiti

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

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?

What is the purpose of laws?

protect property

protect lives

set standards

all of the above

Which has NOT influenced American law?

English common law

Justinian Code

Draco's code of law

morals and beliefs

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

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