This is a statement of the basic human rights and standards for government agreed to by nearly every nation in the world.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
100
This group of law regulates public conduct and determines duties owed to society
What is criminal law
100
This document is the highest law of the land
What is the Constitution
100
the study of law and legal philosophy
What is jurisprudence
200
Lying to a friend may be immoral but it is usually not this
What is illegal
200
This Covenant protects freedom of speech, religion and press and the right to participate in government
What is the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
200
This group of law regulates relations between individuals or groups of individuals.
What is civil law.
200
The division of power among three branches of government
What is separation of powers
200
the division of power between the states and the federal government
What is federalism
300
These values reflect the relationship between government and individuals.
What is political values
300
This Covenant provides for the right to a job, safe working conditions, food, housing, education, and health care.
What is the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
300
The penalty for this category of criminal offense is over one year in prison.
What is a felony
300
Each branch has the power to restrain the other branches in this system
What is checks and balances
300
the rights all people are entitled to because they are human
What is human rights
400
These values deal with the accumulation, preservation, use and distribution of wealth
What is economic values
400
A legal means for making provisions of a treaty less enforceable than it might otherwise be.
What is a reservation.
400
A civil case is brought by this person or company that has been harmed against the defendant.
What is the plaintiff.
400
This judicial power enables a court to declare unenforceable any law passed by Congress, or a state legislature that conflicts with the nation's highest law
What is judicial review
400
This proposed Constitutional amendment prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender.
What is the Equal Rights Amendment
500
Laws against theft deal with this combination of values.
What is economic, moral, political, social and moral values
500
The U.S. has taken exception to treaties that prohibit the death penalty against juveniles because the individual states should make this decision.
What is federalism.
500
The burden of proof in a criminal case has this higher standard.
What is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
500
This document guarantees the fundamental rights and liberties of all Americans, including freedom of religion, speech, and press; freedom from unreasonable search and seizure; and other individual rights
What is the Bill of Rights
500
laws passed by Congress which the Constitution does not give it the power to pass, or a law that violates a person's rights may be deemed this