Chapter 2 Study Guide

Question 1

A bill must be introduced by a _______

Answer 1

Legislature

Question 2

A ___ is proposed, a ___ is a passed law

Answer 2

bill, statute

Question 3

If a person loses a trial in the Superior Court, they can appeal their conviction to an ____

Answer 3

Appeals court

Question 4

Courts make laws when they decide ____, _____, or ______

Answer 4

legistative intent, interpret laws, find the laws unconstitutional

Question 5

State and federal ___ make rules and regulations that carry the weight of law.

Answer 5

agencies

Question 6

Sometimes new laws are made to ___ old laws.

Answer 6

repeal

Question 7

Statures are passed by ____ legislatures

Answer 7

state or federal

Question 8

Some of the laws that state legislatures write are ____, _______, and _____.

Answer 8

criminal laws, motor vehicle laws, and civil laws

Question 9

__ prevents a bill from being enacted into law

Answer 9

veto

Question 10

if a law isn’t written clearly, judges will determine the __

Answer 10

legislative intent

Question 11

a precedent is established when an ____ court changes the interpretation

Answer 11

appellate

Question 12

if national + state laws conflict

Answer 12

national law&raquo_space;

Question 13

_ are considered hidden lawmakers

Answer 13

agencies

Question 14

congress has the power to pass statutes ___ on the people of each state

Answer 14

binding

Question 15

any law with _ is an example of an unclear law

Answer 15

“good reason”

Question 16

supreme court can strike down a state law claiming that there was a constitutional right to __

Answer 16

die

Question 17

agents take general laws and make them more

Answer 17

specific

Question 18

_ can establish precedent

Answer 18

an all appeals court

Question 19

for a treaty to be passed, it must be

Answer 19

ratified by 2/3 of senate and signed by the president

Question 20

article 1 of the constitution

Answer 20

outlines the areas that congress can write laws

Question 21

treaty

Answer 21

an agreement between countries

Question 22

courts will not enforce

Answer 22

vague laws

Question 23

agencies hold _ before regulations are passed

Answer 23

public hearings

Question 24

state laws jurisdiction is

Answer 24

the state

Question 25

the government needs an _ to have a country surrender fugitive

Answer 25

extradiction