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Chapter 15: Sources of Law

Authored by Ian Wiskoff

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Chapter 15: Sources of Law
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The earliest example of written law is

The Code of Hammurabi

The Napoleonic Code

The Codes of Alexandria

Common Law

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

English Common Law is based upon

precedents

legislative bills

The Magna Carta

Israelite law

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Case law is established by

the Constitution

judicial decisions

executive branch order

statutes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Roman law

the Napoleonic code

the canon law

direct democratic vote

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Being imprisoned without a fair trial is known as

a bill of attainder

a remanded case

a writ of certiorari

stare decisis

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