Law Studies Chapter 1

The portion of the constitution that states "the constitution and law the laws of the united states shall be the supreme law of the land.

Supremacy law

At times, cultural rights conflict with other universally accepted human rights.

True

Every society thst gas ever existed has recognized the needs fir laws.

True

National government can declare war

True

The law that determine who owns property after a person dies without a will is based on economic values.

True

Which of the following is a human rights violation and also a violation of the u.s constitution

All the above

Guarantees the fundamental rights and liberties of all Americans.

Bill of rights

The system designed to prevent any one branch of the federal government from becoming too powerful

Checks and balances

Requiring citizens to pay taxes is based in this type of value

Economic

Human rights refer to rights of the unborn

False

Only the national government can establish courts

False

Passing laws has a limited impact on solving drug and gang problems

False

Rule of law means that even unfair laws must be obeyed.

False

Stage governments have the right to coin money

False

The United States is sometimes criticized for having placed too great an emphasis on the community, over the rights of the individual:

False

The unites states had ratified the covenant on economics, social and cultural rights, as well as the convention on the rights of s child.

False

The universal declaration of human rights and the u.s constitution basically protects the same set of rights.

False

The division of power between the states and the federal government

Federalism

Judges examine what lawmakers meant by enacting a law in order to interpret an unclear law.

Legislative intent

All students in the United States are provided with free education thought high school. This is what

Moral

Which of the following statements about our legal system is true

Our legal system protects basic human rights

Law is defined as

Rules and regulations made and enforced by government to regulate people's conduct