Rule of Law Review

Which type of law is used to help solve disputes between people.

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military

(a) Any member of the armed forces who–  (1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently . . . is guilty of desertion.     

What is the source of this law? 

•  statutory law
• common law
• administrative law 
• military law

Consider this situation: A man enters an electronics store and points a gun at the store clerk. He demands all of the cash in the register and flees the scene with $3600. What type of law has been violated? 

• criminal law
• military law 
• common law 
• civil law

Which type of law is used to help solve disputes between people?

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Criminal

• Military

Law that is assumed based on previous legal decisions.

• Case Law

• Judicial Precedence

• Regulations

• Statutory Law

Any law passed by Congress.

• Regulation

• Statute

• Ordinance

• None of the Above

“School group wins the right to protest in front of city hall” (The Right to Peacefully Assemble)

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

• Constitutional Law

• Military Law

Mary was pulled over by the police at 2:00 am and charged with breaking the CURFEW law...

• Military Law

• Juvenile Law

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

Rules or Laws that are created through the outcome of former cases.

• Common Law

• Regulations

• Case Law

• Statutory Law

Law that is assumed based on previous legal decisions.

• Case Law

• Common Law

• Regulations

• Statutory Law