Introduction to Law and Legal System

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11th grade Law Quiz sobre Introduction to Law and Legal System, criado por Emalie Ibrahim em 13-09-2021.
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
What is an agency?
Responda
  • A branch of government who has the authority to write regulations.
  • A provision that places the U.S Constitution and federal laws above state laws.

Questão 2

Questão
What is a Supremacy Clause?
Responda
  • A provision that places the U.S Constitution and federal laws above state laws.
  • Has broader power to legislate when compared to state and federal government.

Questão 3

Questão
What is legislative intent?
Responda
  • The purpose for which a bill is enacted.
  • The purpose for which a statute is enacted.

Questão 4

Questão
What is the U.S Constitution defined as by law?
Responda
  • Divides the lawmaking powers between the federal and state governments.
  • May contain both legislative and executive authority.

Questão 5

Questão
What is an extradition defined as?
Responda
  • A treaty creating obligation to return a criminal or terrorist to another country.
  • A treaty to which three or more sovereign states are parties.

Questão 6

Questão
What is ordinance in law?
Responda
  • A written law passed by a legislative body.
  • Laws made by local governments.

Questão 7

Questão
What is a state legislature?
Responda
  • A meeting of party members in a legislative body to determine the party's stand on forthcoming issues.
  • Has broader power to legislate when compared to state and federal government.

Questão 8

Questão
What is a tribal council?
Responda
  • A national meeting of a political party, where delegates formally elect a party's nominee
  • May contain both legislative and executive authority.

Questão 9

Questão
What does the term "too vague" mean?
Responda
  • One reason courts would not enforce laws.
  • One reason police would not enforce laws.

Questão 10

Questão
True or False: Is a statute another term for a law?
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 11

Questão
True or False: A "precedent" is a establishment of legal principles made by legislatures for legal cases.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 12

Questão
True or False: Drafting is defined as the process of writing the actual language of a bill.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 13

Questão
What is a treaty?
Responda
  • An agreement or contract between two members of the same branch of Congress.
  • An agreement or contract between two countries.

Questão 14

Questão
What is a bill?
Responda
  • A proposed law.
  • An established and passed law.

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