Unit 1 Review

Front

Which ancient code of law is best known for establishing proportional punishment, often summarized as “an eye for an eye,” and served as one of the earliest examples of written justice?

Back

Code of Hammurabi

Front

Which is regarded as the oldest surviving written code of law, created in Mesopotamia nearly 500 years before Hammurabi’s laws?

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Code of Ur-Nammu

Front

In ancient Egypt, which guiding principle embodied truth, justice, balance, and moral order in both society and the universe?

Back

Ma’at

Front

Which civil code, established under Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804, emphasized equality before the law and influenced legal systems across Europe and Latin America?

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Napoleonic Code

Front

Which crime is explicitly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, making it unique from all other criminal offenses?

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Treason

Front

The right of U.S. citizens to legally purchase and own firearms is guaranteed by which amendment to the Constitution?

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2nd Amendment

Front

Which amendment protects individuals from cruel or unusual punishment, including excessive fines or torture-like treatment?

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8th Amendment

Front

Which constitutional amendment guarantees the right to peacefully assemble, protest, and petition the government for change?

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1st Amendment

Front

If a person is tried for a crime and found not guilty, the government cannot attempt to try them again for the same offense because of protections in which amendment?

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5th Amendment

Front

Arresting someone for an act that was legal when they committed it would violate which constitutional principle?

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Ex Post Facto