Sources of Our Laws
What is the name of the first know set of written laws?
Code of Hammurabi
This Amendment protects from cruel and unusual punishments
Eighth
Crime
Legal action whereby a person/group sues to collect damages for some harm that is done.
Lawsuit
Which kind of law from "History of Law" was the most important source of American Laws?
English Law
This Amendment protects us from self-incrimination and double jeopardy, among other things.
Fifth
Serious crimes, having serious consequences for the victim and the criminal, typically punished with jail sentences
The party being sued
Defendant
Law based on court decisions rather than on a legal code
Common Law
This Amendment entitles us to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.
Sixth.
Less serious crimes, typically punishable with a fine.
Misdemeanors
Agreement on an amount of money the defendant will pay the plaintiff
Settlement
Name two factors that makes a law a good law.
This Amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Fourth
Who is always the plaintiff in a criminal case?
The Government
A statement naming the plaintiff defendant and describing the lawsuit.
Complaint
The tradition of still survives in our U.S. Courts.
Precedents
Part of the 5th Amendment that says the government may not take our lives, liberty, or property except according to the proper exercise of the law.
Due Process
Steps in the Criminal Case procedure?
Arrest>Hearing>Indictment>Arraignment>Trial>Sentencing> Appeal (optional)
Steps in the Civil Case procedure?
Complaint>Defendant's "Answer">Pretrial Hearing>Trial>Verdict>Appeal (optional)