The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Criminal and Civil Law and Torts
Police Power
Needs of Society
100
Laws made by society and enforced solely by social pressure.
What is moral or social law
100
The belief in individual freedom
What is American Creed
100
A major crime - murder, rape, arson.
What is felony
100
Ultimately rests with the people because their elected representatives create the laws that the police enforce.
What is police power
100
Emphasizes collective needs of society and the idea that all offenders should receive the harshest penalty allowed by law.
What is crime control
200
Law of the church
What is ecclesiastical law
200
Guarantees the right to keep and bear arms as necessary for a well-regulated militia
What is the Second Amendment
200
"Bad in itself"
What is mala in se
200
The right to direct and command
What is authority
200
Contends that certain behaviors are criminalized to keep the dominant class in power
What is conflict theory
300
Demands that laws change as society changes
What is equity
300
Individuals immunity from governmental oppression.
What is Civil Liberties
300
A civil wrong for which the court seeks remedy in the form of damages to be paid.
What is tort
300
The force by which others can be made to obey
What is power
300
Holds that individuals within a society agree on basic values, on what is inherently right and wrong
What is consensus theory
400
A collection of summaries of how statues have been applied by judges in various situations.
What is case law
400
Holds that those provisions of the Bill of Rights fundamental to the U.S. legal process are made applicable to the states through the due process clause.
What is incorporation doctrine.
400
A resolve, design, or mutual determination to commit a crime, with full knowledge of the consequences and exercise of free will
What is criminal intent
400
This defined police power as "embracing no more than the power to promote public health, morals, and safety"
What is the Supreme Court
400
Emphasizes correctional policies and broader social reforms intended to expand opportunities for those "locked out" of the American Dream
What is the liberal crime control approach
500
May be passed at the federal, state, or local level and includes constitutional, criminal, and civil law.
What is statutory law
500
Protects individuals against unreasonable laws and limits arbitrary government actions.
What is substantive due process
500
A degree of knowledge that makes an individual legally responsible for the consequences for his or her acts.
What is scienter
500
This restricts police power
What is the constitution, 14th Amendment, and the courts
500
Symbolize the desire to balance the needs of society with individual rights.