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The Nature of Law
The Constitution
Federalism
History of Law
Miscellaneous
100
A set of rules made and enforced by society to guide the way individuals act.
What is law?
100
Called the "Supreme Law of the Land," this document was written in 1787 and ratified in 1788.
What is the Constitution?
100
The Constitution of 1787 replaced this document.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
Written law passed by legislatures.
What is statutory law?
100
Literally translating to "you have the body," this Latin expression ensures that an individual must be charged with a crime before being arrested.
What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
200
The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
These 27 addendums allow for flexibility and change.
What are Amendments?
200
Coining money, declaring war, and governing Washington D.C. are all examples of this type of power.
What are delegated powers?
200
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," is the famous adage that describes this ancient set of laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
This type of law sets procedures to conduct business, establishes court procedure to settle disputes, and then settles these disputes between people.
What is civil law?
300
Basic rights afforded to Americans by the Constitution.
What are civil liberties?
300
Thinking that a traditional central government would become to powerful, this person first thought up the separation of powers.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
300
Conducting elections, establishing public schools, and regulating intrastate trade are examples of this type of power.
What are Reserved Powers?
300
Also known as "judge-made law," this type of law is established by a system of precedents.
What is Common Law?
300
This type of law sets procedures: of arrest; for criminal trials; and for punishing lawbreakers.
What is criminal law?
400
Protect citizens and organize society.
What laws do for us?
400
This body reserves the right to impeach federal officials and set judicial salaries.
What is the Legislative Branch?
400
Collecting taxes, borrowing money, and building roads are all examples of this type of power.
What are Concurrent Powers?
400
After this was signed by King John II of England in 1215, rulers became subject to laws and people were granted the right to a trial by jury.
What is the Magna Carta?
400
This document provided the justification for the American Revolution.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
Created by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this agreement between people provides the basis for modern democratic society.
What is the Social Contract?
500
This piece, only being one sentence, is started by the famous words, "We the People."
What is the Preamble to the Constitution?
500
A law that can arrest an individual for a crime perpetrated when said crime was not illegal.
What is a law ex post facto?
500
These legal systems, which emphasize the importance of private property and personal freedoms, are the foundation of all Western law today.
What is the Justinian Code; or what is Roman Law?
500
This type of government is characterized by one central leader that is unchecked and can lead in any way he/she chooses.
What is a dictatorship?