Civics EOC Practice Questions And Answers With Verified Test 2023

Rule of Law ✔✔No one is above the law. Prevents tyranny and foundation of liberty. Consitution= limited government Civil Law ✔✔Groups of laws that refer to disputes among people or organizations Criminal Law ✔✔Groups of Laws that define what acts/activities are crimes and describes how an accused person should be tried in court and their punishment Constitutional Law ✔✔Based on the Constitution and on Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Constitution Statutory Law ✔✔Laws that are passed by a law-making body (such as congress). Most criminal and many civil laws are also these types of laws Common Law ✔✔Types of law that develops from judges previous decisions and is followed in situations not covered by statutory law. Also, called case law. Military Law ✔✔Governs the behavior of men and women in all branches of the U.S armed forces Juvenile Law ✔✔An area of the law that deals with the actions and well-being of persons who are not yet adults Citizenship ✔✔All who are born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the US and of the state they reside in Naturalization ✔✔Legal process through which immigrants become U.S citizens 1. Must be at least 18 years old and have a background check showing g"ood moral character" 2. Be fingerprinted 3. Pass test on Civics, U.S history and English 4. Take Oath of Allegiance Law of Blood ✔✔Idea that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his or her natural parents Law of Soil ✔✔Idea that the country of citizenship of a child is determined by its country of birth Civic Responsibility ✔✔Something you should do as a citizen Three characterisitics of a citizen are..