Rule of Law & Sources/Types of Law

Which of the following is NOT an example of rule of law?

• "When the President does it, it is not illegal."
• "I prefer to follow the law, not men."
• "Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.

Rule of Law was first noted in which founding document

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

Magna Carta limited the King's power

• by establishing the rule of law

• by creating a judicial branch

• by allowing a free society

• by spreading wealth to everyone

In Procedural Fairness, the government has ________ for legal proceedings.

• no rules

• rules

• no rules, only procedures

Which term refers to the principle that nobody is above the law?

• rule of law

• limited powers

• checks and balances

• republican government

A legally recognized member of a country with certain rights, obligations, and responsibilities.

• Civics
• Resident
• Fourteenth Amendment
• Citizen

One reason Hammurabi's code is famous is that

• it was the first set of laws recorded in writing

• it was written in a sophisticated code that took years for historians to translate

• it was beautifully written on a single giant stone of polished basalt

• it was the first set of laws to rhyme to help people remember them

Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?

• An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
• It's raining cats and dogs.
• Break a leg!
• The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.

What is Hammurabi's Code?

• a collection of 282 laws believed to be the first written laws

• a group of soldiers and noblemen who lived in ancient Mesopotamia

• the ancient idea that a punishment should fit the crime

• the punishment for stealing sheep from a nobleman in ancient Mesopotamia

Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• to increase the power of the monarchy
• to end taxation in England
• to force the monarchy to give up power
• to weaken the power of nobles