Vocabulary and Definitions Quiz

Vocabulary and Definitions Quiz

12th Grade

14 Qs

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Vocabulary and Definitions Quiz

Vocabulary and Definitions Quiz

Assessment

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12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Linh Nguyễn

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the authority or power to make legal judgments, enforce laws, and punish criminals called?

Precedent

Jurisdiction

Due process

Rule of law

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the principle that everyone and all organizations must follow the law, and no one is above it?

Rule of law

Civil law

Judicial activism

Appeal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the power of a court to hear a case for the first time?

Appellate jurisdiction

Eminent domain

Original jurisdiction

Due process

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is something that has already been done or said and can be used as a rule or example to follow in the future?

Precedent

Jurisdiction

Appeal

Rule of law

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a formal request sent to a higher court to review and change a decision?

Appeal

Civil law

Criminal law

Due process

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the authority of a higher court to review the decision of a lower court?

Precedent

Judicial activism

Original jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of law relates to individual rights rather than crimes?

Civil law

Criminal law

Rule of law

Eminent domain

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