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Chapter 15: Legal Rights and Responsibilities

Self-Check Quizzes

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
The ____ was the compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire.
A)Code of Hammurabi
B)common law
C)Justinian Code
D)stare decisis
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
_____ refers to the rules and regulations that the executive branch makes to carry out its responsibilities.
A)Common law
B)Constitutional law
C)Statutory law
D)Administrative 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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