Law & History Week 1

What branch of government makes law?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Who did our founding fathers base our legal system on?

• England

• French

• Germans

• Mexico

What is the name of the legal system used in the United States?

• Un-Common Law

• Communism

• Monarchy

• Common Law

Common law follows the principle of __________ (Latin, meaning “stand by your decision”).

Precedent can be created by the same level court or higher court.

• TRUE

• FALSE

the highest level of the federal judiciary, which was established in Article III of the Constitution and serves as the highest court in the nation.

• federal judiciary

• Supreme Court

• original jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

What is known at the "Supreme Law" & has been amended 27 times since its' creation?

• Case Law

• The Consistution

• Articles of Freedom

Composed during 1750-1755 BC, 282 Rules, An Eye for an Eye.

• Code of Narula

• Code of the Dragon

• Cade of Hammuradi

• Code of Hamburger

Match the following

• law as established by previous courts

• Code of Hammurabi

• The legal principle of setting Precedent

• Legislative Branch

• Highest Court in the Land!!

• Stare Decisis

• Congress, makes laws

• Case Law

• First known written laws

• Supreme Court

Write 3 to 4 sentences on why having law is so important.