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Civics American Legal System
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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
Civil Disobedience
Misdemeanor
Common Law
Criminal Law
2. Written collection of laws - often organized by subject
Civil Law
Misdemeanor
Legal Code
Crime
3. The group of laws that help settle disagreements between people
Morals
Criminal Law
Misdemeanor
Civil Law
4. Beliefs about What is fair and What is right or wrong
Statutes
Common Law
Legal Code
Morals
5. Rules enforced by governments
Laws
Legal Code
Felony
Misdemeanor
6. Breaking a law in a nonviolent way because it goes against personal morals
Civil Disobedience
Felony
Civil Law
Laws
7. A serious crime for which the penalty can be imprisonment for more than one year
Felony
Crime
Statutes
Criminal Law
8. 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
Civil Disobedience
Criminal Law
Misdemeanor
9. A body of law based on judges' decisions
Common Law
Felony
Criminal Law
Statutes
10. Any behavior that is illegal because the government considers it harmful to society
Criminal Law
Laws
Crime
Morals
11. Written laws made by legislatures
Statutes
Laws
Morals
Common Law