Law Chapter 2

In addition to Congress and state legislatures, cities, towns, and counties have lawmaking bodies. These are called

City councils, Boards of Alderman, Local Boards of Education

The laws that US citizens are expected to obey come from

Congress, State legislatures, Administrative agencies

When a person loses a case at trial, he/she an appeal to a higher court, which is called the Circuit Court

False

The law making authority of Congress s exercised through the passage of laws known as

Statutes

How many judges preside at an appellate hearing

Three

Another name for proposed laws are called bills

True

Local governments pass laws or issues rules known as ordinances

True

The Supremacy Clause establishes the US Constitution and federal law as the supreme law of the land

True

The division of lawmaking power between the federal government and many state and local governments is called federalism

True

The process of writing the actual language of a bill is called drafting

True

When the Judiciary interprets the meaning of a law passed by Congress, this is called legislative intent

True

Most state legislatures meet on a

Yearly basis

An agreement or contract between countries is called an executive agreement

False

Laws based on social values reflect the relationship between government and individuals

False

The legislative branch of the government makes laws though its rulings when it interprets the Constitution

False

Before issuing proposed regulations, agencies usually hold

Public Hearings

Every state has a two-house legislature except

Nebraska

When an appeals court decides a case, it issues a written opinion that sets a ________ for similar future cases

Precedent

For the US to be subject to an international treaty

The President must sign it and two-thirds of the Senate must ratify it

The local council passed an ordinance making it illegal for people to gesture in a way that makes other people feel uncomfortable. This ordinance is

Vague and therefore unenforceable