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Intro to Law Midterm Practice Test
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Intro to Law Midterm Practice Test

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The law promotes _____ and _____.

social order and stability

American Law is derived largely from_____

English Common Law

In 1215 the __________ was passed which meant the King would essentially follow the law in respect to his subjects, a historical moment.

Magna Carta

The common law doctrine of following precedent is known as __________

<p>Stare Decises</p> Signup and view all the answers

The concept of _____________ embraces government's obligation to provide fair notice and a fair hearing to individuals before depriving them of "life, liberty and property."

<p>Procedural due process</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the federal system ___________ are appointed by the President subject to the consent of congress

<p>Judges</p> Signup and view all the answers

The only means of removing a federal judge is through the ___________ process.

<p>impeachment</p> Signup and view all the answers

Courts can hold in _______ parties who disrupt court proceedings or refuse to comply with court orders.

<p>contempt</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Chief Prosecutor at the federal level is the ___________

<p>Attorney General</p> Signup and view all the answers

The division of power between a central government and a set of regional governments is called______

<p>Federalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

The term ______________ refers to the authority of a court of law to review a particular legal issue.

<p>judicial review</p> Signup and view all the answers

A law passed after the occurrence of an act that alters the legal status or consequences of that act is called _______________.

<p>Expost Facto Law</p> Signup and view all the answers

This concept was created to avoid having all powers vested in one body.

<p>separation of powers</p> Signup and view all the answers

This is available to see if a person is being legally detained _____________________

<p>writ of habeas corpus</p> Signup and view all the answers

This was adopted as a set of limitations on the new federal government; it was not intended to apply to the states.

<p>Bill of Rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

This is the power of government to take private property for public use.

<p>Eminent Domain</p> Signup and view all the answers

The fifth amendment's right to due process applies to the states pursuant to the _________

<p>Fourteenth Ammendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

These were a series of laws enacted in the South that virtually mandated a system of racial apartheid.

<p>Jim Crow Laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

This prohibited racial discrimination in places of public accommodation that affected interstate commerce, including restaurants, stadiums, theatres, as well as motels or hotels with more than five rooms.

<p>Civil Rights Act of 1964</p> Signup and view all the answers

While the courts have said that ______________ is unconstitutional, African-American males are still more likely to be stopped and questioned by police.

<p>racial profiling</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Supreme Court has said that the ____________ incorporates the principle of equal protection.

<p>Due process clause of the fifth amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

Serious crimes are known as _________ and less serious crimes are known as _________.

<p>felonies and misdemeanors</p> Signup and view all the answers

There are two kinds of criminal intent name one of them.

<p>general and specific</p> Signup and view all the answers

An ______________ is one involving activity or steps directed toward the completion of an offense.

<p>inchoate offense</p> Signup and view all the answers

This is a legal defense and occurs when a person must break the law in order to survive

<p>necessity</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Bill of Rights originally did not apply to the tribes of the US in 1968 the ____________ was passed so that many of those individual liberties such as freedom of speech are protected.

<p>Indian Civil Rights Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

Does the Blackfeet tribe have a separation of powers where the powers of the executive, legislative and judicial are not vested in one body?

<p>No, all power is contained in one entity which is the BTBC which can give way to abuse of authority and corruption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one thing in the Indian Civil Rights Act that is different than the Bill of Rights?

<p>The tribe is not required to provide legal council to a poor or indigent defendant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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