Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You, Alabama Edition

Chapter 15: Legal Rights and Responsibilities

Legal Rights and Responsibilities

1
The first known system of written law was __________.
A)the Ten Commandments
B)the Code of Hammurabi
C)Roman Law
D)the Justinian Code
2
Jurisprudence is __________.
A)common law
B)the system of precedents
C)the study of law
D)statutory law
3
The English system of law is based on __________.
A)court decisions
B)the Justinian Code
C)the decisions of monarchs
D)the rule of the church
4
The most important source of American law is __________.
A)English law
B)the Napoleonic Code
C)the Justinian Code
D)religion
5
Serious crimes are called __________.
A)adversaries
B)civil cases
C)felonies
D)misdemeanors
6
A dispute over fishing rights with Canada is an example of __________.
A)public law
B)civil law
C)criminal law
D)international law
7
A writ of habeas corpus prevents people from being __________.
A)arrested and imprisoned without cause
B)punished unfairly by changing the laws
C)treated unequally because of race, religion, or other factors
D)executed without a trial
8
The exclusionary rule was established by the Supreme Court case of __________.
A)Miranda v. Arizona
B)Mapp v. Ohio
C)Gideon v. Wainwright
D)Furman v. Georgia
9
According to the __________, an accused person may not be forced to testify against himself or herself.
A)Fourth Amendment
B)Fifth Amendment
C)Sixth Amendment
D)Eighth Amendment
10
One tool the court uses to ensure that an accused person will appear in court for the trial is __________.
A)double jeopardy
B)a written contract
C)bail
D)extradition
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