History of Law
What is Code of Hammurabi?
The Oldest Law
What is obeying rules considered?
Rule-Based Ethical Reasoning
What was created in 1787?
Constitution
What year was the bill of rights created?
1789
What is a change or modification to the constituion?
Amendment
What year was the first law created in America?
1789
What is following the rules due to consequences?
Consequences-Based Ethical Reasoning
What outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial?
Virginia Compromise
What was the reason for creating the Bill of Rights?
Not enough direction and rights for the people, governance
How is an amendments adopted?
two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and the House
Why were laws created?
To protect people and provide order
What is a collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong?
Ethics
What is the city of the Constitution creation?
Philadelphia
What is the number of bill of rights?
10
What is the most powerful court of the Nation?
Supreme Court
What is "I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States."?
The Oath Law
What is another word for utilitarianism?
Consequences-Based Ethical Reasoning
Who was the oldest delegate at the Constutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin
Which Bill of Rights is Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
First Amendment
Which branch of goverment has the power to decide on the constitutionality of a statute passed by the legislative branch and signed by the President as head of the executive branch?
Judical
What are example of Medieval punishment?
Immersion in hot or cold water, burning with a hot iron or trial by battle
What is an open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice.
Civil disobedience
What is was 3/5?
Considering slaves for taxation and representation
What is the 4th Amendment?
Search and Seizure.
What created a balance of power among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the government.
Checks & Balance System