Types, Sources, and History of Law

History and Sources of Law

By Ali Glenn

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A juvenile is _______________________.

• a person under the age of 18

• a person under the age of 16

• a person in court

• a person in jail

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(a) Any member of the armed forces who–  (1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently . . . is guilty of desertion.     

What is the source of this law? 

•  statutory law
• common law
• administrative law 
• military law

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“School group wins the right to protest in front of city hall” (The Right to Peacefully Assemble)

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

• Constitutional Law

• Military Law

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The Supreme Law of our land

• Ordinance

• Regulation

• Statues

• Constitution

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Law that is assumed based on previous legal decisions.

• Constitutional Law

• Common Law

• Regulations

• Statutory Law

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Laws about what you can and cannot do on the city sidewalks would be an example of an __________________.

• Ordinance

• Statue

• Regulations

• Constitution

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Laws created by Congress

• Ordinance

• Regulation

• Statues

• Constitution

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Laws created by a government agency so it can run smoothly.

• Ordinance

• Regulation

• Statues

• Constitution

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If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that new medication have clear warning labels, which type of law applies?

• Statutory

• Administrative

• Criminal

• Civil

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What Is A Criminal Law?

• a war between citizens of the same country

• a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

• the law as established by the outcome of former cases.

• a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell,

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Consider this situation: A man enters an electronics store and points a gun at the store clerk. He demands all of the cash in the register and flees the scene with $3600. What type of law has been violated? 

• criminal law
• military law 
• common law 
• civil law

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In a criminal case, a court determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is __________ or not ___________ of a misdemeanor or a felony.

• responsible

• guilty

• worthy

• culpable

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Procedure for criminal cases

A person accused of a crime may be arrested if the police have ____________ ____________.

• good idea

• due regard

• probable cause

• great hate

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If a civil case goes to court, what is the name for the person who sues someone else?

• Prosecution

• Plaintiff

• Torter

• Defendant

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If a civil case goes to court, what is the name for the person who is being sued?

• Prosecution

• Plaintiff

• Torter

• Defendant

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What is the type of civil liability done by accident?

• Intentional

• Negligence

• Strict Liability

• Criminal

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An individual seeks damages from a company for being fired illegally.

• Civil Law
• Criminal Law

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A person is arrested by the police and placed in jail until his trial.

• Civil Law
• Criminal Law

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Which type of law is used to help solve disputes between people.

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military

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The custodial staff waxes the floor at Walmart but doesn't put out a sign that the floor is slippery.  Dina slips, falls and breaks her arm.  She sues Walmart.

• Civil Law
• Criminal Law

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Anders sends threatening messages through Instagram to Elliot, threatening to beat him up after school.  The next day they get into a fight outside of Taco Bell.

• Civil Law
• Criminal Law

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What Is a Civil Law ?

• a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes

• the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

• the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs

• the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil, lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings.

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Which situation would most likely lead to a civil case?

• A person robs another person at gunpoint.

• A person is caught breaking into a house.

• A person breaks a leg at a friend’s house.

• A person fails to stop at a red light.

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Mike is suing his neighbor over damages a tree on his neighbor’s property did to Mike’s car. What type of trial and law is involved in this case? 

• Criminal 
• Civil 
• Constitutional 
• Military

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What is Hammurabi's Code?

• a story of Babylon's creation

• it is the language of Ancient Sumer

• it is a collection of written laws and rules

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Hammurabi's Law was famous for punishments that were...

• mild

• fair

• harsh

• unclear

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Which of these statements best describes "eye for an eye"justice?

• Crimes against someone's eyes are punished by death.

• Someone convicted of a crime would be subjected to the same harm they committed.

• Anyone who is the victim of a crime gets to keep the eyes of the criminal.

• Criminals have their left eye removed as a warning to others.

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The Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC) includes laws focusing on contracts. What type of U.S. law is based on the Code of Hammurabi?

• Civil

• Constituational

• Criminal

• Military

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The founding fathers intentionally used religious ideas as they built American government.

• true

• false

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The idea pulled from religious traditions generally have to do with

• justice and mercy

• harsh punishments

• trial by jury

• the death penalty

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One major Greek contribution to the modern American judicial system is

• jury trial

• trial by combat

• voting is mandatory

• the Greeks had no contribution to the American system

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A(n) _____ is a member of a democracy, who has certain rights and responsibilities.

• tyrant
• assembly
• arisocrat
• citizen

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A form of government where all citizens have power through voting is a 

• Tyranny
• Oligarcy
• Democracy
• Monarchy

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What were the first written laws of Ancient Rome called?

• The code of Hammurabi.

• The Bible.

• The Torah.

• The Twelve Tables

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Rome's first code of laws; applied only to Roman citizens

• Veto

• Census

• Twelve Tables

• Law of Nations

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What is a main difference between the current U.S. government and that of the Roman republic?

• Women are allowed to vote.
• A system of checks and balances is in place.
• The senate is a branch of government.
• Officials can veto other officials.

​Based on what you know about Hammurabi's Code and the Twelve Tables, decide which one the law comes from

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"If any one break a hole into a house (break in to steal), he shall be put to death before that hole and be buried..."

• Hammurabi's Code
• Twelve Tables of Roman Law

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"If a tree from a neighbor's farm has been felled by the wind over one's farm, ... one rightfully can take legal action for that tree to be removed..."

• Hammurabi's Code
• Twelve Tables of Roman Law

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"Whoever destroys by burning a building or a stack of grain placed beside a house ..., shall be bound, scourged, burned to death, provided that knowingly and consciously he has committed this crime; but if this deed is by accident, that is, by negligence, either he shall repair the damage or if he is unable he shall be corporally punished more lightly..."

• Hammurabi's Code
• Twelve Tables of Roman Law

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"A dead person shall not be buried or burned in the city..."

• Hammurabi's Code
• Twelve Tables of Roman Law

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"If conspirators meet in the house of a tavern-keeper, and these conspirators are not captured and delivered to the court, the tavern-keeper shall be put to death..."

• Hammurabi's Code
• Twelve Tables of Roman Law

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Which set of laws simplified the Roman laws?

• Justinian Code

• Draconian Laws

• Hammurabi’s Code

• Magna Carta

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What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Consent
• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Voting

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What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People

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Common Law is..

• an Act

• Law made by judge decisions

• Law made by Parliament

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Precedent is...

• Basically the judge needs to follow another Judges decision

• Basically if the cases are similar, the judgements should be similar

• basically difficult to understand

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The Magna Carta is similar to what American document?

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
• The Bill of Rights
• The Nicene Creed

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Where did the United States get most of the ideas for the common law system used today?

• The French

• The Romans

• The British

• Babylonians

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Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
• It determined England's physical boundaries

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Which of the following provided the model for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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The Iriquois Nation was set up to be a loose alliance of multiple tribes. Which foundation of US government is this most like?

• limited government

• confederacy

• individual rights

• separation of powers

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Why was the House of Burgesses so important?

• Because it was the first church.

• It was the first colony.

• It was the first legislative house of the New World.

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What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• it provided the basis for a self-governing colony
• it established the first representative assembly in America
• it extended voting rights to non-church members
• It established the idea of due process

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The English Bill of Rights enumerated the following rights:

*right to bear arms

*right to petition the king

Which document was influenced by these ideas?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights and Sentiments

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The Constitution states that every person should be treated the same in the court system, which demonstrates __________________________________.

• A-Protecting minority Rights
• B-Majority Rule
• C - Equality under law  
• D-Establishing the structure of government

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Which principle in the Constitution states that the government must follow all laws just like citizens?

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

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Which term best describes a government in which power is shared between the national government and its political subdivisions?

• Federalism

• Communism

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

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What is the primary role of the executive branch?

• To interpret laws
• To create laws
• To make laws
• To enforce laws

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The ----- branch of government may decide if a law is unconstitutional.

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• They all can

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The main reason for the legislative branch of government is to -----.

• Create laws
• enforce laws
• Interpret the law