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Civics American Legal System
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Subject
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civics
Instructions:
Answer 11 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A less serious crime for which the penalty is often a fine
Misdemeanor
Felony
Legal Code
Statutes
2. A serious crime for which the penalty can be imprisonment for more than one year
Criminal Law
Legal Code
Statutes
Felony
3. Written laws made by legislatures
Felony
Legal Code
Civil Law
Statutes
4. A body of law based on judges' decisions
Laws
Civil Disobedience
Felony
Common Law
5. Any behavior that is illegal because the government considers it harmful to society
Misdemeanor
Morals
Civil Disobedience
Crime
6. Written collection of laws - often organized by subject
Legal Code
Crime
Criminal Law
Felony
7. The group of laws that tell which acts are crimes - how accused persons should be tried in court - and how crimes should be punished
Morals
Legal Code
Criminal Law
Crime
8. Breaking a law in a nonviolent way because it goes against personal morals
Crime
Legal Code
Felony
Civil Disobedience
9. Beliefs about What is fair and What is right or wrong
Civil Disobedience
Statutes
Morals
Laws
10. Rules enforced by governments
Laws
Crime
Felony
Common Law
11. The group of laws that help settle disagreements between people
Morals
Laws
Common Law
Civil Law