Reference no: EM133101601

QUESTION 1

If the President vetoes a bill and if both the House and Senate repass the bill by a two-thirds margin, the bill becomes law.

True

False

QUESTION 2

After being served with a summons and a copy of the complaint, a defendant usually files a pleading known as an answer, briefly replying to each allegation in the complaint.

True

False

QUESTION 3

In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

True

False

QUESTION 4

The amendments to the U.S. Constitution protect the people from the power of state and federal governments.

True

False

QUESTION 5

Common law is never as easy as we may like because the law is trying to accommodate both

a. understandability and predictability.

b. intent and reason

c. predictability and flexibility.

d. flexibility and precedent.

QUESTION 6

The Supreme Court will not grant a writ of certiorari unless

a. four of the nine justices vote in favor of hearing the case.

b. the case began in a federal court

c. two or more U.S. courts of appeals have decided the legal issue differently.

d. it finds that it has diversity jurisdiction over the case.

QUESTION 7

Judicial review can best be described as the power of a federal court to

a. abstain from adjudicating major issues and to leave such matters to legislatures.

b. take it upon itself to decide issues on constitutional grounds.

c. declare a statute or governmental action unconstitutional and void.

d. take private property for public use.

QUESTION 8

Congresswoman Sloan introduced a bill in the House of Representatives. If the bill is approved by the House committee specializing in that subject, the bill will go to

a. a Senate committee specializing in the subject matter of the proposed legislation.

b. a Conference Committee made up of representatives of both the House and Senate.

c. the full House.

d. the voters of her state for approval.

QUESTION 9

The primary source of federal power to regulate trade between states is the

a. Supremacy Clause.

b. power of eminent domain.

c. Takings Clause.

d. Commerce Clause.

QUESTION 10

If interrogatories are being used as a form of discovery, the party being questioned must generally answer all the questions orally under oath.

True

False