1. The following “code section” is an example of a federal crime:

a. Title 17, U.S. Code Section 102

b. Title 18, U.S. Code Section 116(a)

c. Title 21, U.S. Code Section 2102(a)

d. R.C.W. Section 17.04.01

2. What is “administrative law” ?

a. Law written by a legislative body, like Congress

b. Law written by the President, or other Chief Executive official of a country

c. The large body of law written by judges, resulting from cases they are deciding

d. Law written by an administrative agency, like the Internal Revenue Service

e. Treaties that have been drafted by administrative agencies, like the Internal Revenue Service

3. One clause in Section 9 of Article I, of the US Constitution, declares that no “Bill of Attainder” shall be passed by Congress. What does “Bill of Attainder” mean?

a. It is a bill for services rendered.

b. It is a bill for the sale of goods.

c. It is a bill for the sale of real estate.

d. It is a bill passed by a legislative body, declaring that someone is guilty of a crime (without a trial).

e. It is a bill passed by the chief executive officer of a country, declaring that someone is guilty of a crime (without a trial)

4. Most US law schools award the ___________ degree, usually after a student has completed the equivalent of 3 years of full-time law classes or 4 years of evening law classes, as the initial professional law degree:

a. LLB (Bachelor of Laws)

b. LLM (Master of Laws)

c. LLD (Doctor of Laws)

d. JD (Juris Doctor)

5. Who determines what the licensing requirements are for lawyers?

a. The individual states have the power to license lawyers.

b. The federal government has the power to license lawyers, who can then practice anywhere in the US.

6. True/False A “trial court” is where all of the testimony from witnesses in a case will be presented to the court.

7. Sometimes people in one (or more) states express an interest in "seceding" from the state they are in, and forming a new state. For example, there has been a group in Eastern Washington, and Northern Idaho, that have suggested they break away from Western Washington and Southern Idaho, and create a new state. Is it possible for a new state to be created from part of an existing state or states? Look at the US Constitution:

A. Under Article IV, Section 4, if the residents of Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho voted to secede from the States of Washington and Idaho, the US Congress could grant them status as a new state.

B. Under Article IV, Section 1, a vote by the residents of Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho to secede from the States of Washington and Idaho would have to be given Full Faith and Credit by every other state.

C. Under Article IV, Section 3, the people of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho would be able to secede if they just get the legislatures of the States of Washington and Idaho to consent to letting them secede and start a new state.

D. Under Article IV, Section 3, the people of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho would have to get both the legislatures of the States of Washington and Idaho to consent, and get the US Congress to Consent, for them to secede and start a new state.

8. Where in the Articles of the US Constitution does it say that the trial of all criminal cases (except impeachment) shall be by jury trial?

a. Article I, Section 8          d. Article IV, Section 2

b. Article II, Section 2    e. Article V

c. Article III, Section 2

25. True or False  Members of the federal judiciary (US Supreme Court, US Circuit Courts of Appeal, and US District Court judges) have a mandatory retirement age of 90. That is why Justice John Paul Stevens of the US Supreme Court recently had to retire.

29. True/False. To be eligible for election to the United States Senate (one of the two houses of Congress) a person must have been a US citizen for at least ten years.

30. True/False. To be elected to the US House of Representatives, a person must be at least 25 years old.