Naval Knowledge, Unit Three, Chapter One: Introduction to Military Law
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Who compiled the first known civil law code?
King Hammurabi of Babylon
Emperor Justinian I of Rome
Emperor Napoleon I of France
Alexander the Great of Macedon
King John I of England
Under what civil code must an accused, to a large extent, prove himself or herself innocent of any charges filed against him or her by the state?
Napoleon's Civil Code
The Magna Carta
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
The Court of Chancery
Constitutional Law
What document was England's King John I forced to sign in 1215?
The Magna Carta
Hammurabi's Code
Napoleon's Code
The Court of Chancery
Equity Law
What term below best describes an unwritten body of law based on general custom in England?
Common Law
Criminal Law
Napoleon's Civil Code
The Magna Carta
Equity Law
Equity Law is most closely associated with what other law term?
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Common Law
Military Law
Constitutional Law
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees what?
Trial by a jury of peers.
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
That Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
The right of the people to keep and bear Arms.
That Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
In civilian life, if people decide to jointly protest their working conditions or pay, they can go on strike. If military members did this, what would it be called?
Mutiny
Desertion
Disrespect
Conduct Unbecoming
Malingering
In 1775 the "Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies" were authored by John Adams. What did he use as a basis for these rules and regulations?
British Common Law and Royal Navy Admiralty Law
British Common Law
Royal Navy Admiralty Law
The Magna Carta
The U.S Constitution
What is the name given to the set of basic laws that give broad guidelines for the organization and administration of the Navy?
Navy Regulations
The Uniform Code of Military Justice
The Sea Service Rules and Regulations
The International Law of the Sea
The Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies
What is the name given to the chronology of panned events and important notes published daily and posted throughout a command?
Plan of the Day
Navy Regulations
Ship's Organization and Regulations Manual (SORM)
Daily Bulletin
UCMJ Poster
What is the name given to the set of laws covering the trial and punishment of offenders in the U.S. Armed Forces?
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
The Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)
The Manual of the Judge Advocate General (JAG Manual)
Navy Regulations
The Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) Manual
At what times is it mandatory that Navy persons be given training on the Uniform Code of Military Justice? Select all that apply.
What do the first nine groups of articles in the UCMJ deal with?
General provisions and rules for apprehension and restraint.
Acts that are in direct violation of acceptable military law.
Court-martial offenses.
Disobedience of lawful orders and absence without leave.
Offenses such as murder, assault and larceny.
Which of the following is NOT something covered within the 10 grouping of articles of the <a href="javascript:alert('Uniform Code of Military Justice')">UCMJ</a>, commonly called the <em>Punitive Articles</em>?