Legal Systems and Their Foundations

How do laws help people live together peacefully

• Discourage potential criminals

• By making it illegal to think bad thoughts

• By encouraging criminals

Which of the following is an example of a type of law in our country

• Collin Law

• Green Law

• Constitutional law

• People law

What was the first documented system of law

• Israelite

• Roman Law

• Napoleonic Code

• Code of Hammurabi

What legal system did the Napoleonic Code get it's ideas from

• Roman Law

• English common law

• U.S laws/constitution

• Code of hammurabi

What type of trial determines if a person is guilty of breaking a law?

• Civil
• Criminal
• public

Which of the following is included in the Miranda Warning

• Right to run away

• Right to a judge to defend you

• everything you say can but won't be used against you in a court of law

• If you cannot afford an attorney, then one will be provided

If a company distributes an unsafe toy and they are forced to take it off the market by the FTC, this is an example of:

• Statutory law

• Administrative law

• Common law

• Criminal

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

• civil
• constitutional
• criminal
• military

What does the fifth amendment protect you from?

• Self-incrimination

• being tried for the same crime twice

• being punished for a law without a fair trial

Which legal system established precedents?

• English common law

• Justinian code

• roman law

• israelites