Sources and Types of Law

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

The table above lists examples of laws.

Which list represents military law?

• Category A

• Category B

• Category C

• Category D

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.

The graph above illustrates juvenile arrest rates for motor vehicle theft.

Which type of law is illustrated the graph?

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Criminal

• Military

The passage above is from a U.S. Supreme Court opinion announcement.

Source: Roper v. Simmons (2005)

According to the passage, which action did the U.S. 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 type of law is used to help solve disputes between people or organizations?

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Criminal

• Military

Which type of law is used to help solve disputes between people or organizations?

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Criminal

• Military