Where They Come From
Most laws do what?
Set rules for how things work
When Congress passes a law, it's called a
statute
Once the Supreme Court has decided how a law should be interpreted, that interpretation must be followed in the future, this is called
precedent
Name one type of civil law
property, divorce, contracts, wills, personal injury, bankruptcy, employment, agriculture, and taxes.
A judge looks at many factors in a child’s life when deciding what the consequences of committing a crime should be. It is different because as a society we believe that young people sometimes make _____ _______that they would not make as adults.
bad choices
The US Constitution is often called?
The supreme law of the land.
The collection in which all the thousands of statutes passed by Congress are called.
The United States Code
Laws can be divided into two main categories _______ and ________.
civil, criminal
There are two systems of law that work a little differently from our regular system of law, they are ________ law and __________ law.
military law and juvenile law.
a juvenile found guilty of a crime.
Deliquent
No law in the country can violate the rules, laws, and rights set forth in the ___________
Constitution
Local laws are called
ordinances
In a lawsuit, one side complains that has _________ because the other side has not followed the _______ properly.
suffered, law
When a person under____commits a crime, most states have a system of _______ __________
juvenile justice
_______ _______ a juvenile that is found guilty of breaking a law that wouldn’t be a crime if they were an adult.
status offender
If someone commits a crime in one state and flees to another state, the Constitution allows the criminal to be
extradidted
Congress has the power to _________ laws, but ____ to carry them out.
pass, not
The _________ is the person being accused of the crime or lawsuit. The __________ is the person trying the case.
dependent, prosecutor
In a criminal trial, the question is always, “Did this person _______ __ _______?” The government is always on one side of the case, charging someone with a _________.
commit a crime, crime
__________ ____________ __________ government agency in most states that responds to reports of child abuse or neglect.
Child Protective Services
No law in the US can be made unless the ___________ allows it to be made.
Constitution
Rules within an agency the executive branch makes are called __________. They have power similar to the law. Some say what people _______ and ________ do.
regulations, can, can't
___________are serious crimes that normally have a punishment of more than a year in jail. _________________ are less serious crimes where the penalty is usually less than a year in jail or a fine.
Felonies, Misdemeanors
__________ __________ __ __________which is a set of criminal laws that apply to people in the military. This is separate from the civilian system.
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Civil law usually helps settle ___________between people. The two sides in a civil case each get to tell _______ ______ __ ___ _______.
disagreements, their side of the story