Chapter 1 Study Guide Flashcards
(33 cards)
Which of the following is a human right violation and also a violation of the US Constitution?
A) The government orders all citizens to join a church.
B) The police enters the homes of all residents living in a high crime area and search for guns and drugs.
C) The police torture a suspect into confessing into a crime.
D) All of the above.
D
Judges examine what the lawmakers meant by and enacting a law in order to interpret an unclear law is ______________.
Legislative intent
Voters may use mail-in ballots. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A) Moral B) Economic C) Political D) Social
C
Law is defined as
A) Parental rules designed to correct behavior.
B) Rules and regulations made and enforced by government to regulate people’s conduct.
C) Tenets of moral conduct that all people should obey.
D) Classroom rules that students must follow.
B
The United States has ratified the covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the convention on the rights of the Child.
A) True
B) False
B
Girls have a right to sports opportunity similar to boys. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) Moral B) Economic C) Political D) Social
D
The United States is sometimes criticized for having place too great an emphasis on the community, over the rights of the individual.
A) True
B) False
B
Human rights refer to rights of the unborn.
A) True
B) False
B
All students in the United States are provided with free public education through high school. This is what type of value? A) Political B) Economic C) Moral D) Social
D
Which of the following statements about our legal system is true?
A) Our legal system protects basic human rights.
B) Our legal system represents the will of the minority.
C) Our legal system applies only to average citizens.
D) Our legal system ignores the rights of minorities.
A
_____________ Is this set of rules or regulations by which a government regulates the conduct of people within a society.
Law
Laws can represent the will of the majority and still protect the rights of minorities.
A) True
B) False
A
At age 18, people may join the military without parental permission. A) Moral B) Economic C) Political D) Social
D
The Universal declaration of human rights and the U.S. Constitution basically protect the same set of rights.
A) True
B) False
B
______________ are rights people have just because they are human beings.
Human rights
At age 18, people have a right to vote in presidential elections.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A) Moral B) Economic C) Political D) Social
C
Every society that has ever existed has recognized the need for laws.
A) True
B) False
A
The division of power between the states and the federal government is ______________.
Federalism
At times, cultural rights conflict with other universally accepted human rights.
A) True
B) False
A
The US government apologize and must pay $20,000 to all survivors of the Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A) Moral B) Economic C) Political D) Social
A
Rule of law means that even unfair laws must be obeyed.
A) True
B) False
B
Guarantees the fundamental rights and liberties of all Americans is _______________.
Bill of Rights
For each statement below, decide whether it relates to a moral, economic, political, or social value.
• Prostitution is against the law.____________
Moral
Requiring citizens to pay taxes is based on what type of value?
Economic
