"the Supreme Law of the Land" all judges and states must adhere to this law.
What is the constitution?
100
Defines the rights of individuals in their relationships with others.
What is civil law?
100
The law is divided into two subfields or division.
What is substantive and prodedural criminal law?
100
regulation of interstate commerce, violation of civil rights, military, mail, immigration, and naturalization
What are the powers of the federal government?
100
Expressed purpose of punishment reflecting the concept of just deserts- if a person elects to commit a crime, that person deserves to be punished and tot he degree warranted by the seriousness of the crime.
What is retribution?
200
The realtionship between the national government and each state and the relationship amongst the states.
What is federalism
200
A dynamic force consisting of a swet of formal rules enacted by government officials that govers the relationship amongst citizens, businesses, government, and the nation. The purpose is to maintain a civil society.
What is the law?
200
Inherently evil or obvious wrong
What is mala in se?
200
The signing of this document (include date) helped the likelihood of justice for one individual against the government.
What is the Magna Carta? What is 1215?
200
The prevention of a crime, is widely accepted as a gol of punishment.
What is deterrence?
300
The power or authority that gives the federal government to act.
What are the enumerated powers?
300
All powers not specifically vested in the federal government or prohibited to the states by the Constitution.
What is the state police power?
300
not inherently evil but prohibited by law.
What is mala prohibita?
400
The two broad powers that regulates interstate commerce and the ability to enact important laws.
What is the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause?
400
The landmark case that established the concept of judicial review, which requires that all statutes must fall within consitutional stanards and if they do not the courts of the U.S. have the right to declare the state law unconsitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
400
Repeat offenses.
What is recidivisim?
500
Acticle VI Clause 2 of U.S. Constititution that declars the Constitution takes precedent over conflicting state laws.
What is the Supremecy Clause?
500
A legal code that was first published in 1961and serves as a guide to legistaltors, judges and student of law.
What is the Model Penal Code?
500
Treats criminal behavior as a disease by replacing ignorance with education.