54) State the steps in determining law based on the sociological school of law.
55) Discuss how one determines whether a law is just or unjust.
56) Article ________, Section ________ of the U.S. Constitution states “All legislative Powers
herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States which shall consist of a House
and Senate.”
A) I; 1
B) II; 2
C) III; 1
D) IV; 2
57) Which of the following accurately illustrates the chronological process of a bill becoming a
law?
A) affirmative vote by both houses of Congress, referral to a committee, bill is marked up,
subcommittee approval
B) referral of bill to a subcommittee, approval by the subcommittee and larger committee,
affirmative vote by both houses of Congress, president’s signature
C) president’s signature, bill is marked up, subcommittee hearings, affirmative vote by both
houses of Congress
D) passage of bill by Senate, passage of bill by House of Representatives, Senate-House
Conference Committee reconciles differences, referral to subcommittee
58) What happens once the full House and Senate have each passed a version of a bill?
A) If the House and Senate versions are substantially similar, the Senate version goes to the
president for his signature or veto.
B) The two versions of the bill go back to the applicable subcommittees in both the House and
Senate to reconcile the differences and create a single version for signature or veto by the
president.
C) The House and Senate versions are both sent to the president for signature or veto of the
version he finds best suited to meeting the needs of the country.
D) Both the House and Senate versions are sent to a Senate-House Conference Committee for
reconciliation and then a single version is returned to the full House and Senate for a vote.
59) What happens if the president does not sign a bill that has been passed by both houses of
Congress?
A) It can never become law.
B) It does not become law unless it goes back to both houses and gets a two-thirds vote.
C) It can become law even if the Congress adjourns before the 10-day period has elapsed.
D) It can become law since it has been passed by the Congress.
60) When a president vetoes a bill, what congressional vote is necessary to override the veto?
A) a two-thirds majority vote of both the House of Representatives and the Senate
B) a two-thirds majority vote of either the House of Representatives or the Senate
C) a four-fifths majority vote of both the House of Representatives and the Senate
D) a unanimous vote of both the House of Representatives and the Senate
61) When does a pocket veto occur?
A) when the president does nothing upon receipt of a bill from Congress
B) when the president takes no action within 10 days of receiving the bill from Congress and
Congress adjourns within those 10 days
C) when the president vetoes a bill from Congress during a lame-duck session and the Congress
adjourns immediately thereafter
D) whenever the president vetoes a bill
62) The federal courts and most state courts make up the ________ branch of government.
A) legislative
B) judicial
C) executive
D) administrative
E) fourth
63) ________ constitute a compilation of our federal and state case law.
A) Attachments
B) Testimonials
C) Reporters
D) Garnishments
64) Where would one be able to find the documentation of the contents of a Congressional
debate?
A) U.S. Capitol Hill Reporter
B) Congressional Record
C) Congressional Daily News
D) Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations
65) Judicial review is the power ________.
A) to reorganize the panel of Supreme Court judges
B) to determine whether a statute is constitutional
C) to change the working of the federal courts
D) given to the Senate to amend laws
66) The right of judicial review gives the ________.
A) U.S. Supreme Court the ultimate power to check the excesses of either the legislative or the
executive branch
B) state courts the ultimate power to check the excesses of the judicial branch
C) state courts the ultimate power to check the excesses of the executive branch
D) U.S. Supreme Court the ultimate power to check the excesses of the administrative agencies
67) ________ are ________ sources of law which, in and of themselves, may not have the force
of law.
A) U.S. Supreme Court decisions; primary
B) Restatements; primary
C) U.S. Supreme Court decisions; secondary
D) Restatements; secondary
68) Which of the following is true of the Restatements of the Law?
A) The have the full force and effect of any other federal statute or regulation.
B) They are often relied upon by the courts when making decisions.
C) They are based on previous case decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.
D) They cover only the legal subjects of contracts, torts, and agency.
69) The executive branch of the government is composed of the ________.
A) various administrative agencies
B) House of Representatives and the Senate
C) president, the president’s staff, and the cabinet
D) federal and state courts
70) Congress has delegated the authority of making rules governing the conduct of business and
labor in certain areas to ________.
A) the federal courts
B) the House of Representatives and the Senate
C) the U.S. president
D) administrative agencies
71) Which of the following is true of administrative agencies?
A) Their purpose is to create regulations that guide the functions of the executive branch.
B) Their authority to issue regulations comes directly from the president.
C) They regulate business in areas such as employment, trade, and safety.
D) They do not constitute a branch of the government.
72) Statutory law is made by the ________ branch of the government.
A) legislative
B) executive
C) judicial
D) administrative
73) The U.S. Constitution has one indirect and three direct sources of law.
74) The source of Congress’s legislative powers comes from Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S.
Constitution.
75) A pocket veto occurs whenever the president signs a bill into law.
76) Legal opinions published on the Internet have no precedential value.
77) List the various steps involved in the legislative process.
78) Discuss two ways in which the executive branch is a source of law.
79) Which of the following is true of criminal law?
A) The purpose of criminal law is purely punitive.
B) An act that is a misdemeanor in one state could be a felony in another state.
C) It does not believe in rehabilitation of offenders or restitution to victims.
D) It is the law governing litigation between two private parties.
80) Brian pointed a gun at Ray and took Ray’s wallet which contained $10,000. Brian has been
accused of robbery, the taking of the property of another by force or fear. Based on this scenario,
which of the following statements is true?
A) Brian will be the defendant in a civil suit brought by the government.
B) Brian will not be tried in a criminal court because he did not shoot Ray.
C) Brian will be charged with robbery by Ray, the victim of the robbery.
D) Brian will be charged with robbery by the government.
81) Which of the following crimes is a misdemeanor?
A) drunken driving
B) rape
C) arson
D) armed robbery
82) ________ law comprises federal and state statutes governing litigation between two private
parties.
A) Criminal
B) Constitutional
C) Civil
D) Code
83) ________ law deals with the relationship of government to individual citizens.
A) Property
B) Civil
C) Private
D) Public
84) Which of the following can be classified as public law?
A) contracts
B) torts
C) criminal law
D) property law
85) ________ law covers the process by which individuals or businesses can redress grievances
against regulatory agencies such as the FTC and the SEC.
A) Administrative
B) Constitutional
C) Civil
D) Criminal
86) Which of the following can be classified as private law?
A) administrative law
B) property law
C) constitutional law
D) criminal law
87) Which of the following best describes a private law?
A) a law dealing with the enforcement of contracts and torts between two businesses
B) a law requiring a local zoning board to conduct a hearing before approving a request to
change the zoning assigned to a particular parcel of land
C) a law defining burglary as the breaking and entering of the property of another with the intent
to commit a felony
D) a law requiring police officers to have probable cause when requesting a search warrant
88) ________ law sets forth the rules of enforcing substantive rights in a court of law.
A) Public
B) Constitutional
C) Private
D) Procedural
89) The rules of contract law determine whether an agreement between two parties is binding
and, thus, an enforceable contract. This is an example of ________ law.
A) equity
B) procedural
C) criminal
D) substantive
90) Statutory law is the law made by the legislative branch of government.
91) Civil law is the law governing litigation between two private parties.
92) Property law falls under public law.
93) Civil law comprises those federal and state statutes that prohibit wrongful conduct such as
arson, rape, murder, extortion, forgery, and fraud.
94) Criminal law comprises state, but not federal, statutes that prohibit wrongful conduct such as
arson, rape, murder, extortion, forgery, and fraud.
95) Civil law comprises state, but not federal, statutes governing litigation between two private
parties.
96) As a general rule, neither the state nor the federal government is represented in most civil
cases.
97) Constitutional law, criminal law, and administrative law fit the classification of public law.
98) Compare and contrast criminal law and civil law.
99) Compare and contrast substantive law and procedural law.
100) Procedural law sets forth the rules for enforcing substantive rights in a court of law.