WorksheetsHIstory of Our Laws
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What were the first written laws of Ancient Rome called?
The code of Hammurabi.
The Bible.
The Torah.
The Twelve Tables
Why were the Twelve Tables placed in the Forum?
It was the only location they would fit.
So all citizens can read & know the laws.
They wanted to sell copies of them in the market place.
They were too heavy to put anywhere else.
What is Common Law
Laws made by Parliament
Laws made by the Courts
Laws made by the Government
A legal decision that creates the law for future similar cases.
Common law
Judgement
Statute
Precedent
Common laws refer to those which come from judges decisions/common sense.
True
False
What is the oldest written code of laws?
Code of Justinian
Code of Hammurabi
Napoleonic Code
Common law
All of the following are judge-made laws except
statutes
common law
precedent
case law
laws passed by Congress or a state legislature
law that focuses on interpreting the U.S. Constitution
civil law
statutory law
the written law enacted by a legislature, as distinguished from common law
constitutional law
statutory law
common law
civil law
law established by the outcome of former cases
case law
criminal law
constitutional law
statutory law
Fill in the blank with one of the following:
civil law Code of Hammurabi juvenile law military law
In the ancient society of Babylon the ___ was written to establish a set of rules for dealing with civil issues.
civil law
Code of Hammurabi
juvenile law
military law
Laws that are based on customs (legal traditions) and prior legal decisions and is used in civil cases are ____________________ laws.
constitutional
case
statutory
common
