OL - Chapter 7 - Judicial Branch

Laws set _______ or limits on behavior

• boundaries

• injustices

• infractions

• obstacles

This type of law refers to the group of laws that define what acts are crimes

• criminal

• civil

Any behavior that is illegal because society, through its government considers the behavior harmful to society

• crime

• civil

• civility

• injustice

Type of law that references a group of laws that refer to disputes between people

• criminal

• civil

Examples of these types of laws: contract disputes, divorce proceedings, property boundaries

• criminal

• civil

Examples of these types of laws: assault, murder, rape, stealing

• criminal

• civil

These types of laws are passed by lawmaking bodies (Congress and State/Local governments)

• statutory law

• common law

• administrative law

• constitutional law

Most criminal laws are _______ laws

• statutory

• common

• administrative

• constitutional

These types of laws comes from judges decisions that rely on common sense and previous cases when no statute applies

• statutory laws

• common laws

• administrative laws

• constitutional laws

A ______ is an earlier court decision that can be used in later trials

• precedent

• injunction

• prestige

• statute