Judicial and Economics Quiz Flashcards

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1
Q

Arrange laws into a systematic code

A

Codify

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2
Q

Who was credited to the first written laws

A

Hammurabi

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3
Q

Where is Hammurabi from

A

Ancient Babylon

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4
Q

What were the laws God gave to Moses

A

The 10 Commandments

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5
Q

What are the three major reasons for the law

A

promote the common good, protect citizens, and to set limits on behavior

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6
Q

The punishment for someone who commits a crime

A

Criminal Law

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7
Q

When both people didn’t commit a crime and regulate it

A

Civil Law

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8
Q

The person that blamed someone of doing something in court

A

The Plaintiff

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9
Q

The person being accused of something in court

A

The Defendant

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10
Q

When the Supreme Court looked at the Constitution to answer the court

A

Judicial Review

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11
Q

In what case did the Supreme Court look at the Constitution

A

Marbury v. Madison 1803

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12
Q

How are Supreme Court Justices chosen

A

They are appointed by the President

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13
Q

Who is the longest-serving justice on the current court

A

Clarence Thomas

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14
Q

What is the minimum of Supreme Court Justices that have to make a decision

A

4

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15
Q

How many cases does the Supreme Court usually hear a year

A

140

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16
Q

In what case did the Supreme Court state segregation under “separate but equal”

A

Plessy v. Ferguson 1896

17
Q

When the Southern United States enforced racial segregation

A

Jim Crow Laws

18
Q

In what case did the Supreme Court rule that segregation is unconstitutional

A

Brown v. Board of Education 1954

19
Q

In what case, they ruled that every defendant needs to be given an attorney

A

Gideon v Wainwright 1963

20
Q

In what case did they rule that police officers are required to be aware of the 5th Amendment and of your rights

A

Miranda v Arizona 1966

21
Q

In what case did they rule that burning your own flag is a protected speech under the 1st Amendment

A

Texas v Johnson 1989

22
Q

When governments organize resources, services, and goods in a country

A

Economic System

23
Q

When people had to fend for themselves and their family

A

Traditional Economy

24
Q

Is Traditional Economy used today

A

Rarely

25
Q

When there is an economy the government doesn’t interfere and there is no regulation

A

Free Market

26
Q

When one person owns and controls all of the supply of something

A

Monopoly

27
Q

When production, prices, and investment are determined by the government

A

Command Economy

28
Q

When an economy protects the private property and allows economic freedom but also allows government interference

A

Mixed Economy

29
Q

In demand for a product

A

Buyers

30
Q

What to sell to the buyer

A

Sellers

31
Q

Buyers what to buy something at the ________ price

A

Lowest

32
Q

Sellers want to sell something at the __________ price

A

Highest

33
Q

The amount of a product that a seller is willing to sell something at a certain price

A

Supply

34
Q

When suppliers usually offer sales at higher prices instead of lower prices

A

Law of Supply

35
Q

Why do suppliers usually offer more things for sale at higher prices

A

Because thing want money

36
Q

What does technology mean to the economy

A

Cheaper products and cheaper to sell because they don’t pay robots

37
Q

The amount of a product a buyer is willing to buy at a certain price

A

Demand

38
Q

When prices go up the amount demanded goes down

A

Law of Demand

39
Q

Why when the price of a product goes up the amount demanded goes down

A

Because the buyer wants to save money