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True/False
Sources of Our Law
Types of Laws
The American Legal System
Misc.
100
Laws are binding on everyone living in a particular community, state, or nation.
True
100
What is the term for a law written by a legislative branch of government.
What is a statute
100
Serious Crimes: Less serious crimes
What is felonies & misdemeanors.
100
Type of trial with no jury only a judge
What is a bench trial.
100
Type of jury with 12 people who must reach a unanimous verdict to convict or acquit in a federal trial
What is petit jury.
200
The earliest written system of law was the Justinian Code.
False. What is Hammurabi Code
200
Law system that is a very important part of our legal system.
What is common law
200
Party that brings the charges/ person that is being accused.
What is plaintiff & defendant
200
Group of people who decide whether there is enough evidence to bring someone to trial
What is grand jury.
200
Good reason to believe that a place contains illegal goods, evidence, or a wanted person.
What is probable cause.
300
In criminal cases, the Government is the defendant.
False. Government is the plaintiff
300
Word we use today to mean the study of law.
What is juriprudence
300
Law dealing with a crime/ Law dealing with a Dispute amongst the people
What is criminal & civil law
300
Amendment that protects against unreasonable searches & seizures.
What is 4th amendment
300
Punishes accused criminals without a trial or fair hearing in court.
What is bill of attainder
400
The world court hear cases involving international law
True
400
Legal opinions based on early similar cases that becomes part of common law.
What is precedents
400
Civil wrongs where a person may suffer because of someone elses negligence
What is tort law
400
Person who is tried for a crime and found not guilty may not be tried again on same crime
What is double jeopardy
400
Commands that are equivalent to laws. Issued by Roman Emperors
What is edicts.
500
A person can be retried fora crime up to three times.
False. No Double Jeopardy
500
List the 5 Early Law Codes that make up our current system of Common Law
What is Code of Hammurabi, Ten Commandments, Code of Justinian, Canon Law, Napoleonic Code
500
type of law that involves all rights that are guaranteed under the constitution.
What is public law
500
Amendment that states that people may choose not to incriminate themselves.
What is 5th amendment
500
The only crime that is defined in the constitution
What is treason