Midterm Vocabulary Practice

Why do we have laws and (21)______________ systems?

• (a) address

• (b) discrimination

• (c) conduct

• (d) legal

First of all, the law can be an (22) _____________ way to control and organize how people deal with each other.

• jurisdiction

• discrimination

• conduct

• effective

Law is a way to control and organize the (23) _____________ of people in the society

• address

• conduct

• jurisdiction

• grant

We can find that almost all societies have certain types of laws. Such official rules and regulations also (24) _____________ the citizens their rights and freedoms

• conduct

• grant

• discrimination

• legal

Law makes sure that there is no (25) _____________ based on religion, race or color.

• address

• jurisdiction

• conduct

• discrimination

In modern societies, the government makes the laws, while the police should (26) _____________ that everyone obeys the laws.

• specific

• ensure

• damages

• public

There are two (27) _____________ types of laws

• public

• damages

• specific

• defendant

The two main types of law are criminal law and (28) _____________ law.

• injury

• damages

• public

• civil

In criminal law, the prosecutor starts the case against the (29) _____________, who goes to jail if found guilty.

• defendant

• injury

• damages

• civil

On the other hand, for instance, in tort cases, the tortfeasor who is accused of committing a crime usually has to pay (30) ______________.

• damages

• ensure

• injury

• public