Terms
Rules and regulations made and enforced by the government
What is law?
This kind of value is at the root of laws protecting property
What are economic values?
This is what it's called to plan a murder in advance.
What is premeditation?
A punishment issued after a guilty verdict is reached.
What is a sentence/sentencing?
Rights that belong to every person by virtue of the fact that they are human
What are human rights?
A person who wants to pass a law that will reduce obesity is motivated by this kind of value.
What are social values?
The evil desire to kill.
What is malice?
Legal protections for those who assist someone who is injured or in danger
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong
What is morality?
Laws that protect the integrity of our political processes are guided by these values.
What are political values?
When committing a felony act (e.g. arson, kidnapping) results in someone's death.
What is felony murder?
The social phenomenon where people do nothing to aid others in the face of crisis.
What is the bystander affect?
A formal legal accusation
What is a charge?
What are moral values?
What is a depraved heart murder? (A type of second degree)
This is an important condition of voluntary manslaughter.
What is the heat of passion?
A decision in a criminal or civil case
What is a verdict?
These kinds of values tend to change over time, as society's views of how the world should be change over time.
What are social values?
This kind of action often results in an involuntary manslaughter charge.
What is recklessness?
This relationship carries with it a legal responsibility to act.
What is the parent/child relationship?