What King law codes had sections of criminal law, property law, business law, family law, personal injury law, labor law and others.
What is Hammurabi, King of Babylon
100
What does "stare decisis" mean?
What is let the decision stand
100
What is ethics?
What is collection of standards of conduct or moral judgement of knowing what is right and wrong.
100
Define the term "laws"
What is enforceable rules of conduct in society.
100
Define the term "equity"
What is fairness
200
What are the world's two great systems of law?
What is English Common Law and Roman Civil Law
200
The What is the highest source of law in the United States?
What is U.S. Constitution
200
What is an example of Civil Disobedience?
What is answers may vary, but breaking the law peacefully, open and without violence on purpose to challenge an injustice.
200
Define the term "jurisdiction".
What is the power to decide a case.
200
Define the term "code"
What is laws grouped into an organized form
300
Around 1150 King Henry II appointed judges to "ride circuit" in the summer months, but they created the _________ in the winter month's by staying in London.
What is King's or Queens Bench
300
OSHA rules and regulations are a part of _____________ Law
What is Administrative
300
Name the 2 types of Ethical reasoning
What is Consequence based and Rule based ethical reasoning
300
Define the term "positive law"
What is law dictated from above that are set down by sovereigns
300
Define the term "jury"
What is panel of citizens that were used in courts to interpret the regions codes and customs
400
What States law code was developed using the Napoleonic Code
What is Louisiana
400
What is the main difference between Civil Law and Criminal Law
What is Civil law is an offense against an individual where criminal law is an offense against society
400
Explain Consequence based ethical reasoning.
What is based on ultilitarianism which evaluates the moral worth of a proposed action by looking at the consequences of the action and determining alternatives that meet the greater good.
400
Define the term "ordinance".
What is pieces of legislation created by a town or city council or by county commission
400
Define the term "injunction".
What is stops something from being done.
500
What are the four stages in the Growth of Law
What is 1) Revenge, 2)force revenge minded individuals to accept an award, 3) power is given to court systems, 4)Laws are created to prevent and punish wrongful acts
500
What are the 5 Common Laws classifications? Example:
1) Civil Law
What is Civil Law, Criminal Law, Procedural Law, Sustantive Law and Business Law
500
What does the term "scofflaws" mean?
What is Person who do not obey laws, even minor laws, they do not respect the law at all. They simply assess the risk of getting caught and punishment with the benefits they will receive by breaking the law.
500
Define the term "Uniform Commercial Code"
What is a widely adopted set of laws pertaining to business
500
Define ther term "Kantian Ethics"
States that human reasoning can show what is basically right and wrong. We know from reasoning that murder, theft, and lying are wrong.