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121. Which statement is NOT true about common law?
  1. A common law system is based on judge-made laws.
  2. A common law system is different from a civil law system.
  3. A common law system is based on codified laws.
  4. The common law system was created in England.
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122. What does the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution establish?
  1. The supremacy of the president of the United States.
  2. The supremacy of the judiciary.
  3. That the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
  4. The supremacy of state and local regulations over federal regulations.
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123. Which clause from the U.S. Constitution provides for a federal system of government?
  1. The 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
  2. Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: "Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it..."
  3. Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States..."
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124. Jake and John had a debate about whether U.S. judges make decisions based on common law or civil law. Jake argued that judges often cite previous cases as support for decisions that they make. He concluded that this meant that courts make decisions based on common law. John disagreed. His position is that although judges may cite previous cases, the United States has a legislative branch that has created a code of laws by which judges ultimately have to abide. Who is correct?
  1. Jake is correct. The legal system in the United States is based on common law.
  2. John is correct. The legal system in the United States is based on civil law.
  3. Neither John nor Jake is correct. Judges in the United States make decisions based on federal law.
  4. Both Jake and John are correct. Judges base decisions on both common law and civil law.
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125. In the United States, what is an ordinance?
  1. An ordinance is a law that can only be passed by a mayor.
  2. An ordinance is law passed by a local municipality such as a city, town, or village.
  3. An ordinance is a federal law that does not have to be signed by the President of the United States.
  4. An ordinance is a law passed by a state legislature.
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