Obj. 3.00 Origins of Law

Each of the following is a historical source of law except

• common law

• The Declaration of Independence

• natural law

• early roman law

Which of the following is considered a modern source of American law?

• street law

• volstead act

• US Constitution, statutes, case law

• social order

Which early codification of laws made the practices of justice routine in Babylonian society by making punishments more predictable?

• common law

• code of hammurabi

• early roman law

• magna carta

What is the final authority in all questions pertaining to the rights of individuals?

• natural law

• US Constitution

• jury decisions

• magna carta

England’s “Great Charter” is comparable to America ’s:

• declaration of independence

• bill of rights

• pledge of allegiance

• volstead act

The oldest surviving set of laws is known as the

• Bible

• Mosaic code

• Justinian code

• Code of Hammurabi

Which type of law was derived from the Twelve Tables?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Early Roman Law

• Common law practices

• Magna Carta

_______________ distilled his ideas into a set of jural postulates.

• Karl Marx

• Roscoe Pound

• Jerry Eaton

• William Chambliss

Laws channel human behavior while they simultaneously constrain it, and they empower individuals while contributing to

• criminal justice

• justice

• social order

• criminology

The philosophy of law is known as _______________.

• Jurisprudence

• Criminal law

• Psychosis

• Moral enterprise