3.10 benchmark on the legal system

When an important court case provides an outcome that is important, this outcome could help decide future cases. This is called?

• Common Law

• Case law

• Constitutional Law

• Statute Law

When a case involves settling disagreements between people by providing an award money for damages? this kind of law is called?

• Constitutional Law

• Common Law

• Case Law

• Civil Law

This type of law is based on common practices and traditions that develop out of historic court decisions from civil cases. This is called?

• Constitutional Law

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• Case law

This antient middle eastern ruler developed a system of laws that would let his people know what they were allowed to do and what punishments they would receive if they broke the law. It was the first time a set of laws was written down for all to see. This was known as?

• Common Law

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Quebec Civil Code

• The Criminal Code

This type of law sets out the framework, function and structure of the government. It allows judges to interpret and make decisions on how the US government is supposed to operate. It is called?

• Criminal Law

• Case Law

• Common Law

• Constitutional Law

This system of law is designed for people under the age of 18 and designed to help deal with people who may break the law in a way that helps with their well-being and recognizes that they are not adults. It is known as?

• The US Justice System

• The US Juvenile Justice System

• The Military Justice System

• The Federal Court System

This document represents the first time a government's power was limited by a set of rules. It was called?

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights

• The US Constitution

• The Code of Hammurabi

A code of laws that deal with punishments for crimes that have been committed is called?

• The Code of Hammurabi

• Constitutional Law

• Code of Common Law

• Criminal Law

A justice system that is designed for people in the US military is called?

• The Juvenile Justice System

• Criminal Law

• The Military Justice System

• The US legal system

A main reference point for something is called the?

• Vertex

• Code

• Source

• Library