Sources/Types of Law Checkpoint (C.3.10)

This type of law includes a focus on the rights of individuals.

• civil

• criminal

• military

• constitutional

This type of law handles disputes between two or more parties and often involves monetary compensation (aka money).

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military

This type of law deals with civilian crime, punishment, and justice.

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military

This type of law includes a specialized code that deals with certain situations involving those in the armed forces.

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military

Connie Hargrave’s tree fell in the last storm and damaged the car of her neighbor, Andy Collin. Connie did not have insurance that covered this type of accident and has not paid Andy for the damage. Andy decides to sue Connie in court. Which type of lawsuit will this be?

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• juvenile

The Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC) includes laws focusing on contracts. What type of US law would be similar in this respect?

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• juvenile

The passage in the picture is from a US Supreme Court opinion announcement. According to the passage, which action did the US Supreme Court find constitutional?

• The death penalty may be imposed only on adults.

• The death penalty may be imposed only on juveniles.

• The death penalty may be imposed on both adults and juveniles.

• The death penalty may be imposed on neither adults nor juveniles.

Which term is used to describe laws that seek to prevent people from deliberately or recklessly harming each other or each other's property?

• civil law

• criminal law

• constitutional law

• international law

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.

Before the 1800s it was common for states to prosecute children age seven and older as adults. This practice changed in 1899 when the first court prosecuting cases involving children accused of crimes opened in Chicago, Illinois.

Which type of law does this change in practice represent?

• civil

• constitutional

• juvenile

• military