Sources of Law

The Supreme Law of our land

• Ordinance

• Regulation

• Statues

• Constitution

Laws created by Congress

• Ordinance

• Regulation

• Statues

• Constitution

Laws created by a government agency so it can run smoothly.

• Ordinance

• Regulation

• Statues

• Constitution

Laws about what you can and cannot do on the city sidewalks would be an example of an __________________.

• Ordinance

• Statue

• Regulations

• Constitution

In a _______________ , one side complains that it has suffered because the other side has not followed the law properly.

• lawsuit

• crimesuit

Once the Supreme Court has decided how the law should be interpreted, that interpretation must be followed in the future.

• Civil

• Lawsuit

• Precedent

Serious crimes that normally have a punishment of more than a year in jail.

• Felonies

• Misdemeanors

Less serious crimes where the penalty is usually less than a year in jail or even just a fine.

• Felonies

• Misdemeanors

• Lawsuit

• Precedent

Usually help settle disagreements between people.

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

In _________________ , the question is always, “Did this person commit a crime?”

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law