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Code of Hammurabi

• 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

due process

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

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

• 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)

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

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

case law

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases

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

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

• laws passed by Congress or a state legislature

common law

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

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

• 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)

• laws passed by Congress or a state legislature

constitutional law

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

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases

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

• laws passed by Congress or a state legislature

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

• 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)

• laws passed by Congress or a state legislature

regulation

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

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

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

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

statutory law

• laws passed by Congress or a state legislature

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases

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

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

Supremacy Clause

• 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 rule that a government agency makes to enforce a law

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

• law established based on the outcome of former court cases