KBN JURISPRUDENCE PRACTICE EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ The doctrine of precedent is beneficial because it:
a. ensures predictability in the court system.
b. allows the president to deviate from established case law.
c. ensures predictability in legislation that is passed.
d. requires that legislators follow established case law. Answer: ensures
predictability in the court system.
◉ The system of government used by the Iroquois Native Americans
and the League of the Iroquois was the inspiration for our government
by providing an example of a(n):
a. a written Constitution.
,b. Electoral College system to elect government officials.
c. a two-level government, each with its own specified powers.
d. three-branch government, with checks and balances. Answer: a two-
level government, each with its own specified powers.
◉ Mediation, a form of dispute resolution, has its roots in the laws of
a. France
b. England
c. Rome. Answer: England
◉ _________________ were a nomadic tribe that had detailed written
laws during the fifth and sixth centuries A.D.
a. The Visigoths
b. The Romans
, c. The Iroquois Native Americans
d. The Oneida. Answer: The Visigoths
◉ In 1835, French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville observed that in the
United States most political questions become lawsuits.
a. True
b. False. Answer: True
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"Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not
resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question."
◉ When a judge refers to the doctrine of precedent, he is referring to:
a. the principle that decisions in current cases should be based on
previous rulings.
b. the televising of court cases.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ The doctrine of precedent is beneficial because it:
a. ensures predictability in the court system.
b. allows the president to deviate from established case law.
c. ensures predictability in legislation that is passed.
d. requires that legislators follow established case law. Answer: ensures
predictability in the court system.
◉ The system of government used by the Iroquois Native Americans
and the League of the Iroquois was the inspiration for our government
by providing an example of a(n):
a. a written Constitution.
,b. Electoral College system to elect government officials.
c. a two-level government, each with its own specified powers.
d. three-branch government, with checks and balances. Answer: a two-
level government, each with its own specified powers.
◉ Mediation, a form of dispute resolution, has its roots in the laws of
a. France
b. England
c. Rome. Answer: England
◉ _________________ were a nomadic tribe that had detailed written
laws during the fifth and sixth centuries A.D.
a. The Visigoths
b. The Romans
, c. The Iroquois Native Americans
d. The Oneida. Answer: The Visigoths
◉ In 1835, French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville observed that in the
United States most political questions become lawsuits.
a. True
b. False. Answer: True
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"Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not
resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question."
◉ When a judge refers to the doctrine of precedent, he is referring to:
a. the principle that decisions in current cases should be based on
previous rulings.
b. the televising of court cases.
