Legal Basics
This term means "enforceable rules of conduct in a society."
What is a law
This ancient code was created 4,000 years ago in Babylon
What is Hammurabi's Code?*
These people were chosen to help judges understand local customs.
What are jurors?
This type of law is based on judges' decisions over time
What is common Law?
The supreme law of the land
*What is the Federal Constitution?*
An organized form of laws that groups related rules together
The number of stages in legal system growth
What is four?
King Henry II created judges who traveled from village to village
What is the circuit riding judges?
This type of law is dictated by central authority.
What is positive law?
Laws passed by Congress that apply nationwide
What are federal statutes
The principle of basic fairness in legal decisions
What is equity
In Stage 1 of legal development, people took this type of justice
What is individual revenge?*
This court in London served as the appellate court.
What is the king's bench?
The number of U.S. states that follow common law
What is 49?
Laws that only apply within city limits
What are local ordinances
This type of court order stops someone from doing something harmful
What is an injunction?
This stage introduced formal courts with judges.
What is stage 3
The power of a court to decide cases.
What is jurisdiction?
This state uses civil law instead of common law.
What is Lousiana?
When federal and state laws conflict, this one wins
What is federal law
A court order that compels someone to fulfill their promises or contracts.
What is a specific performance?
The most advanced stage focuses on this approach to crime
What is prevention?
Previous court decisions used to guide future cases
What is precedent
This French legal code influenced Louisiana's legal system
*What is the Napoleonic Code?*
Rules made by government agencies to enforce broader laws
What are administrative regulations?*