Stages of Growth
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Different Types of Law
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Individuals are free to take revenge for wrong done to them.
What is Stage 1
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enforceable rule of conduct in a society
What is Law
100
chosen citizens to help interpret region's customs for the court
What is Jury
100
Who or what has the most power in the United States
What is the U.S. Constitution
100
law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
What is Constitutional Law
200
The leader gives this power to a system of courts.
What is stage 3
200
law enacted by state or federal legislature
What is statutes
200
a document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs
What is the Constitution
200
Open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice
What is Civil Disobedience
200
a written, well-organized set of statutes in code form; these laws can only be changed by central government not judges
What is Roman Civil Law
300
The leader or central authority acts to prevent and punish wrongs that provoke individuals to seek revenge.
What is Stage 4
300
laws enacted by local government bodies such as cities and counties
What is Ordinances
300
courts use prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases; provides stability in law
What is Precedent
300
A crime is an offense against who/ what?
What is Society
300
law based on current standards or customs of the people
What is common law
400
A leader acquires enough power to be able to force revenge-minded individuals to accept an award of goods or money instead.
What is stage 2
400
Rules for enforcement of legal rights and duties
What is Procedural Law
400
Practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasonable, impartial manner
What is Ethics
400
Result of custom-based laws being unified by a system of appellate courts 49 States use...
What is English Common Law
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laws enacted when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases
What is Case law
500
This king broadened the system of justice by expanding accepted common customs into law and had traveling justices enforce the laws
Who is King Henry II
500
Rules that define legal rights and duties
What is Substantive Law
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Latin term for "Let the decision stand"; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases
What is Stare Decisis
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Imagining everyone doing the same thing and then determining whether the result would be irrational, illogical, or demeaning.
What is Universalizing
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The basis of a court system for justice. The essence of this system is that it is made by judges sitting in courts, applying their common sense and knowledge of legal precedent to the facts before them. Utilized juries. Granted remedy.
What is English Common Law
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