United States Legal System

NALA Chapter 1

United States law is based primarily on…

English Common Law

A doctrine that stands for the proposition that prior rulings of a court serve as precedent for future decisions…

Stare decisis

A right not delineated from the Bill of Rights…

Right to safe housing

Doctrine that maintains state laws that interfere with federal laws are invalid pursuant to the supremacy clause…

Preemption Doctrine

Not a branch of the federal government…

Administrative Branch

The regular term of office for United States senators is…

Six years

Members of the United States Supreme Court serve terms of….

Lifetime

The regular term of office for House of Representatives members is…

Two years

The regular term of office for United States President is…

Four years

Presidents of the United States are elected by…

The Electoral College

The source of the United States Supreme Court’s power of judicial review comes from which precedent?

Marbury v. Madison

The branch of government constitutionally responsible for enacting laws is….

The Legislative Branch

The branch of government is constitutionally responsible for implementing laws is….

The Executive Branch 

The branch of government constitutionally responsible for interpreting the Constitution is…

The Judicial Branch

What is not considered a concurrent power between federal and state law?

The power to declare war

Administrative agencies exercise what in promulgating regulations?

Quasi-Legislative Function

Administrative agencies exercise what in enforcing regulations?

Quasi-Executive Function

The legislation that establishes a parties right to judicial review of administrative action is….

The Administrative Procedures Act

Jurisdiction over a person is known as…

Personal Jurisdiction

The authority of a court to hear and decide a particular dispute is….

Subject Matter Jurisdiction

The amount in controversy must be alleged to be what for a federal lawsuit to be based on diversity jurisdiction?

The amount must exceed $75,000

In a criminal prosecution, the proper venue must be…

The locality where the crime occured

This is not considered a form of alternative dispute resolution…

A civil lawsuit is not considered a form of alternative dispute resolution