Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

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Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

The statement below is from Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Which characteristic of rule of law and which type of law are best represented by this statement?
Fair procedures and juvenile law
Transparency of institutions and civil law
Enforcement of the law and military law
Accountability to the law and constitutional law

Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Where did many modern ideas about law originally come from?

Historical law codes like Hammurabi's Code
Military law created during the Revolutionary War
Founding documents like the Declaration of Independence
Case law established by King George III

Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which type of law determines which actions are considered a crime?

Criminal law
Constitutional law
Military law
Civil law

Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which type of law would help settle a disagreement over property between citizens?

Criminal law
Civil law
Military law
Juvenile law

Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The mayor and city council have a secret meeting to pass a law requiring citizens to pay a special tax for new sewer lines.

Which characteristic of rule of law was violated in this situation?

Accountability to the law
Transparency of institutions
Decisions based on the law
Consistent application

Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Local law defines the speed limit as 45 miles per hour. Police stop a man traveling 67 miles per hour. The officer gives him a ticket for violating the speed limit law.

Which characteristic of rule of law does this situation best illustrate?

Transparency of institutions
Enforcement of the law
Accountability to the law
Consistent application

Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Jerry is 15 years old. In his town there is a curfew for teenagers his age to be home by 9 pm.

What type of law applies to this situation?

Military
Statute
Juvenile
Constitutional

Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The U.S. Congress passes a bill outlining a new national education law.

What source of law does this scenario describe?

Constitutional
Criminal
Military
Statute

Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which principle states that laws apply to all people equally?

Common law
Rule of law
Transparency
Civil law

Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which characteristic of rule of law requires government actions to be open to the public?

Consistent application
Enforcement of the law
Accountability to the law
Transparency of institutions
answer each question seperately

Answer 1

Question 1: Accountability to the law and constitutional law.

Question 2: Historical law codes like Hammurabi's Code.

Question 3: Criminal law.

Question 4: Civil law.

Question 5: Transparency of institutions.

Question 6: Consistent application.

Question 7: Juvenile law.

Question 8: Statute.

Question 9: Rule of law.

Question 10: Transparency of institutions.

Answer 2

Question 1:

The characteristic of rule of law represented by this statement is "Accountability to the law" and the type of law is "Constitutional law."

Question 2:
Many modern ideas about law originally came from "Historical law codes like Hammurabi's Code."

Question 3:
The type of law that determines which actions are considered a crime is "Criminal law."

Question 4:
The type of law that would help settle a disagreement over property between citizens is "Civil law."

Question 5:
The characteristic of rule of law violated in this situation is "Transparency of institutions."

Question 6:
The characteristic of rule of law illustrated in this situation is "Enforcement of the law."

Question 7:
The type of law that applies to this situation is "Juvenile law."

Question 8:
The source of law described in this scenario is a "Statute."

Question 9:
The principle that states that laws apply to all people equally is "Rule of law."

Question 10:
The characteristic of rule of law that requires government actions to be open to the public is "Transparency of institutions."