Civics Chapter 14

A system of law based on precedent and customs.

• common law

• statute

• precedent

• constitutional law

A legal action in which a person or group sues to collect damages for some harm that is done.

• case law

• statute

• lawsuit

• precedent

A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

• common law

• habeas corpus

• precedent

• constitutional law

A law written by a legislative branch of government

• precedent

• common law

• statute

• proclamation

Branch of law dealing with the formation, construction, and interpretation of constitutions

• constitutional law

• case law

• common law

• lawsuit

A law established by judicial decisions instead of by legislative action.

• lawsuit

• common law

• case law

• constitutional law

Rules and regulations set by government agencies

• common law

• constitutional law

• case law

• administrative law

A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held.

• writ of habeas corpus

• bill of attainder

• ex post facto law

• due process

A law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court

• writ of habeas corpus

• bill of attainder

• ex post facto law

• due process

A law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed.

• writ of habeas corpus

• ex post facto law

• common law

• constitutional law