What is the primary purpose of the law?

1. Punish people for wrongful conduct
2. Achieve a civilized, orderly society
3. Create jobs for those who work in the legal system

Which of the following is not a source of our law?

1. The Constitution
2. Congress
3. Regulations adopted by the Food and Drug Administration
4. Judges
5. All of the above are sources of our law

Which of the following best describes a precedent?

1. It is the president's predecessor
2. It is the process by which a jury is selected
3. It is a previous case that dealt with an issue that a judge is currently addressing
4. None of the above.

Which of the following is true?

a.Criminal law and procedural law are the same thing

b.Criminal law and civil law are the same thing

c.The remedy sought in a criminal suit is money

d.The name of the plaintiff in a New York state civil case is the People of the State of New York.

e.None of the above.

Which of the following best describes preponderance of the evidence?

a.A Constitutional right

b.The burden of proof in a criminal case

c.The burden of proof in a civil case

d.A type of statute

In this citation, what does the number 1922 mean: 823 US 1922 (2020)?

a.It is the volume number

b.It is the page number

c.It is the name of the set of books in which the case is located

d.It is the year in which the case was decided