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What do you call a person who testifies under oath before a court of law?
Witness
Prosecuter
Plaintiff
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Which among the following is not among your Miranda Rights?
Right to bail
Right to remain silent
Right to an attorney
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What do you call a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in a court of law?
Balliff
Jury
Magistrate
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In what kinds of societies are laws usually written down formally?
Large scale socieities
Small scale societies
Both
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What are common laws?
Laws that evolve slowly over time and are usually part of the existing cultural tradition
Laws that are enacted by legislatures or rulers and that apply commonly to everyone
Laws that are common to all societies
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Which of the following statements about law is true?
Laws are often open to interpretation
It is not uncommon for some laws to be confusing
All of the above
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Juries around the world commonly are expected to reflect the judgment of _________________ .
A reasonable man
A reasonable woman
The political society they exist in
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Which of the following would be a positive sanction?
Receiving good grades in school
Being promoted in the military
All of the above
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Which of the following kinds of society are most likely to have formalized laws?
Advanced agricultural and industrial
Pastoralist
Horticultural
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It is an area of law which deals with family matters including marriages, custody and support?
Family law
Criminal Law
Remedial law
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The term "positive sanction" refers to ___________.
A reward for admirable behavior
A punishment for going outside of the social norms
A concept of ownership
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What do you call a trial before a court of law which does not involve a jury?
Magistrate
Judge trial
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1
What do you call a person who testifies under oath before a court of law?
Witness
Prosecuter
Plaintiff
2
Which among the following is not among your Miranda Rights?
Right to bail
Right to remain silent
Right to an attorney
3
What do you call a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in a court of law?
Balliff
Jury
Magistrate
4
In what kinds of societies are laws usually written down formally?
Large scale socieities
Small scale societies
Both
5
What are common laws?
Laws that evolve slowly over time and are usually part of the existing cultural tradition
Laws that are enacted by legislatures or rulers and that apply commonly to everyone
Laws that are common to all societies
6
Which of the following statements about law is true?
Laws are often open to interpretation
It is not uncommon for some laws to be confusing
All of the above
7
Juries around the world commonly are expected to reflect the judgment of _________________ .
A reasonable man
A reasonable woman
The political society they exist in
8
Which of the following would be a positive sanction?
Receiving good grades in school
Being promoted in the military
All of the above
9
Which of the following kinds of society are most likely to have formalized laws?
Advanced agricultural and industrial
Pastoralist
Horticultural
10
It is an area of law which deals with family matters including marriages, custody and support?
Family law
Criminal Law
Remedial law
11
The term "positive sanction" refers to ___________.
A reward for admirable behavior
A punishment for going outside of the social norms
A concept of ownership
12
What do you call a trial before a court of law which does not involve a jury?
Magistrate
Judge trial
Hung trial
