Comprehensive Law Intro

Rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the conduct of people within a society

• values

• Law

• Rule of Law

• Rights

Protecting Human Rights, promoting fairness, helping solve conflicts, promoting order an stability are all considered to be

• Laws and values

• laws

• moral isues

• goals of our legal system

Everything that is legal is moral

• True

• False

Laws can be based on specific values. pick the correct answer

• moral

• Economic

• Political

• All of the above

• Only A and C

Human Rights

• Are given to the people by their government

• should be restricted in certain cases

• People have these rights simply because they are human beings

• Only allowed by the Bill of Rights

The simple concept that no one is above the law is also known as

• The Rule of Law

• Regulatory enforcement

• Values of a society

• Human Rights

A country with a strong Rule of Law is most likely to

• Promote equality

• be corrupt

• see less arbitrary actions by government and more human rights protection

• None of the above

when laws re published and people have access to this information and the people have mechanics to complain about government actions;

• Order and security

• Civil Justice

• Absence of corruption

• Open Government

Basic rights to expression Religion and privacy are protected; government uses fair procedures and every one is given equal treatment

• Order and security

• Fundamental Rights under the Rule of Law

• Absence of corruption

• Open Government

A country's strength of its rule of law is measure by

• number of criminal charges is balanced amongst different ethnic groups

• number of politicians in jail

• the people's confidence in its justice system

• number of laws