Government: The American Legal System

The English legal system brought to North America by colonists was

• Hammurabi's Code

• Justinian's Code

• Common Law

• Israelite Law

__________________ is believed to be the first set of written laws.

• Canon Law

• Code of Hammurabi

• Roman Law

• Ten Commandments

A defendant who argues that he or she is a victim of an unreasonable search is what type of law?

• statutory law

• Roman law

• administrative law

• constitutional law

A statute is a law written by which level of government?

• Federal

• State

• County

• City

Judges rely on past __________ when deciding a case when they cannot refer to a statute.

• Precedent

• Case Law

• Administrative Law

• Due Process

Government not being able to put someone in jail without following legal procedures is called

• equal protection clause

• due process clause

• administrative clause

• Sixth Amendment rights

Ernest Miranda was _____________ and his case led to the _______ _________

• a defendant in a criminal case; Miranda Rights

• the plaintiff in a criminal case, Miranda Rights

• a personal injury attorney; a big settlement

• a judge; a seat on the Supreme Court

Mr. Speedy being charged with running a red light is an example of a _______ lawsuit.

• civll

• criminal

• felony

• constitutional

Crimes are broken into categories known as

• civil and criminal law

• misdemeanors and personal injury

• fourth amendment and fifth amendment crimes

• misdemeanors and felonies

If your teacher wanted to sue another teacher for $65,000, which court would hear the case?

• Florida County Court

• Florida Circuit Court

• Florida Court of Appeals

• Florida Supreme Court