Vocabulary Quiz (Law & Order)
- Question: Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms”?
- Answer: The Second Amendment reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
- Question: Which entity has been a major force in the “defund the police” movement?
- Answer: Black Lives Matter has been a significant force in the “defund the police” movement.
- Question: What is “Angola”?
- Answer: Louisiana State Penitentiary, the largest maximum-security prison in the U.S., was built on the grounds of several plantations, including one called Angola; the plantation and prison were dubbed “Angola” for the region in Africa where many of the plantation’s enslaved people came from.
- Question: Which event inspired the gun control act called the “Brady Bill”?
- Answer: Popularly known as the Brady Bill (later Brady Act), this law imposed a five-day waiting period for the purchase of a handgun. It was inspired by the shooting of James Brady, the White House press secretary who was seriously injured in the attempted assassination of Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1981.
- Question: Which of the following contains the earliest known death penalty laws?
- Answer: The Code of Hammurabi, a legal document from ancient Babylonia (in modern-day Iraq), developed during the reign of Hammurabi (c. 1792–1750 bce), contained the first known death penalty laws.
- Question: In terms of policing, what is “BWC”?
- Answer: BWCs are “Body-Worn Cameras,” small devices police officers wear to record audio and video of their interactions with the public.
- Question: What does “incarceration” mean?
- Answer: Incarceration means imprisonment.
- Question: What does “recidivism” mean?
- Answer: Recidivism means re-imprisonment.
- Question: Violence associated with which Chicago event spurred a national call for gun control?
- Answer: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago on February 14, 1929, resulted in the death of seven associates of gangster George “Bugs” Moran (an enemy of fellow gangster Al Capone) and sparked a national debate over gun control, especially concerning machine guns.
- Question: Which of the following is true about “constitutional carry”?
- Answer: All of these are true about the “constitutional carrying” of guns in the United States.
- Question: Many U.S. states have moratoriums on capital punishment. What does “moratorium” mean?
- Answer: In 2025 roughly half of all U.S. states had the death penalty; however, several states had imposed a moratorium on the punishment, which is a temporary suspension of an activity while other factors are tracked and considered.
- Question: The legality and regulation of THC are often debated. What is “THC”?
- Answer: THC is the main psychoactive component of cannabis (marijuana); its legality and regulation are often debated.
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