Multiple-Choice Questions
1. More American law comes from one country than from any other. Which country?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Spain
(e) Canada
2. Under the United States Constitution, power that is not expressly given to the federal government is retained by
(a) The courts
(b) The Congress
(c) The Founders
(d) The states and the people
(e) International treaty
3. Judges use precedent to create what kind of law?
(a) Common law
(b) Statutes
(c) National law
(d) Local law
(e) Empirical law
4. If the Congress creates a new statute with the president's support, it must pass the idea by a ____________ majority vote in the House and the Senate. If the president vetoes a proposed statute and the Congress wishes to pass it without his support, the idea must pass by a ____________ majority vote in the House and Senate.
(a) Simple; simple
(b) Simple; two-thirds
(c) Simple; three-fourths
(d) Two-thirds; three-fourths
5. What part of the Constitution addresses most basic liberties?
(a) Article I
(b) Article II
(c) Article III
(d) The Amendments