Chapter 15: Sources of Law

The earliest example of written law is

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Napoleonic Code

• The Codes of Alexandria

• Common Law

English Common Law is based upon

• precedents

• legislative bills

• The Magna Carta

• Israelite law

Case law is established by

• the Constitution

• judicial decisions

• executive branch order

• statutes

Administrative law

• are the rules and regulations made by state and federal agaencies

• are rules voted on by 2/3 of the Legislature

• are based on precedent

• are part of the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction

In the 1800s, many places like Louisiana based their laws on

• Roman law

• the Napoleonic code

• the canon law

• direct democratic vote

The code of Justinian

• was used into the 20th century

• ended when the Roman empire fell

• became the canon laws of the Roman Catholic Church

• were written in ancient Babylon

Being imprisoned without a fair trial is known as

• a bill of attainder

• a remanded case

• a writ of certiorari

• stare decisis

to get a warrant, law enforcement must show

• an enforcement order

• probable cause

• bail

• an appeal

the exclusionary rule

• stops police from seizing things not in a warrant

• allows suspects from being help in jail

• stops certain witnesses from testifying

• leaves people out of a jury

Article 1 states an person must be brought before a judge to fins out why they are being held. This is called

• habeas corpus

• magistrate overview

• custodial remand

• judicial intent