Judicial and Economics Quiz Flashcards
Arrange laws into a systematic code
Codify
Who was credited to the first written laws
Hammurabi
Where is Hammurabi from
Ancient Babylon
What were the laws God gave to Moses
The 10 Commandments
What are the three major reasons for the law
promote the common good, protect citizens, and to set limits on behavior
The punishment for someone who commits a crime
Criminal Law
When both people didn’t commit a crime and regulate it
Civil Law
The person that blamed someone of doing something in court
The Plaintiff
The person being accused of something in court
The Defendant
When the Supreme Court looked at the Constitution to answer the court
Judicial Review
In what case did the Supreme Court look at the Constitution
Marbury v. Madison 1803
How are Supreme Court Justices chosen
They are appointed by the President
Who is the longest-serving justice on the current court
Clarence Thomas
What is the minimum of Supreme Court Justices that have to make a decision
4
How many cases does the Supreme Court usually hear a year
140
In what case did the Supreme Court state segregation under “separate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
When the Southern United States enforced racial segregation
Jim Crow Laws
In what case did the Supreme Court rule that segregation is unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education 1954
In what case, they ruled that every defendant needs to be given an attorney
Gideon v Wainwright 1963
In what case did they rule that police officers are required to be aware of the 5th Amendment and of your rights
Miranda v Arizona 1966
In what case did they rule that burning your own flag is a protected speech under the 1st Amendment
Texas v Johnson 1989
When governments organize resources, services, and goods in a country
Economic System
When people had to fend for themselves and their family
Traditional Economy
Is Traditional Economy used today
Rarely
When there is an economy the government doesn’t interfere and there is no regulation
Free Market
When one person owns and controls all of the supply of something
Monopoly
When production, prices, and investment are determined by the government
Command Economy
When an economy protects the private property and allows economic freedom but also allows government interference
Mixed Economy
In demand for a product
Buyers
What to sell to the buyer
Sellers
Buyers what to buy something at the ________ price
Lowest
Sellers want to sell something at the __________ price
Highest
The amount of a product that a seller is willing to sell something at a certain price
Supply
When suppliers usually offer sales at higher prices instead of lower prices
Law of Supply
Why do suppliers usually offer more things for sale at higher prices
Because thing want money
What does technology mean to the economy
Cheaper products and cheaper to sell because they don’t pay robots
The amount of a product a buyer is willing to buy at a certain price
Demand
When prices go up the amount demanded goes down
Law of Demand
Why when the price of a product goes up the amount demanded goes down
Because the buyer wants to save money
