3.10 Master

Code of Hammurabi

• the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases

• a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C.

• a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the

  nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

due process

• a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C.

• the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected

• a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases

Magna Carta

• a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

• a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C.

• the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases

case law

• a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C.

• a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases

• the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected

common law

• a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court

• law that focuses on interpreting the U.S. Constitution

• law based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases

• a rule that a government agency makes to enforce a law

constitutional law

• a rule that a government agency makes to enforce a law

• law based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases

• a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court

• law that focuses on interpreting the U.S. Constitution

precedent

• a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court

• a rule that a government agency makes to enforce a law

• law based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases

• law that focuses on interpreting the U.S. Constitution

regulation

• law based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases

• a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court

• a rule that a government agency makes to enforce a law

• law that focuses on interpreting the U.S. Constitution

statutory law

• the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or

  freedom without having their legal rights protected

• the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI (six)

• a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C.

• laws passed by Congress or a state legislature

Supremacy Clause

• a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C.

• laws passed by Congress or a state legislature

• the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected

• the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national

  laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI (six)