Chapter 14

Question 1

A system of law based on precedent and customs

Answer 1

Common law

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Precedent

Question 3

A law written by a legislative branch of government

Answer 3

Statute

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Lawsuit

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Constitutional law

Question 6

A law established by judicial decisions instead of by legislative action

Answer 6

Case law

Question 7

Rules and regulations set by government agencies

Answer 7

Administrative law

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Question 9

A law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a fair trial

Answer 9

Bill of Attainder

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Ex Post Facto

Question 11

Following established legal procedures

Answer 11

Due process

Question 12

A rule that evidence gained by police in a way that violates the fourth amendment may not be used in a trial

Answer 12

Exclusionary rule

Question 13

List of rights police must inform the persons of before questioning, including the right against self-incrimination and the right to counsel

Answer 13

Miranda Warning

Question 14

What are the four things that make a good law

Answer 14

Fair, Reasonable, Understandable, and Enforceable

Question 15

What is the earliest written code ever discovered and when was it written

Answer 15

the Code of Hammurabi in 1760 B.C.

Question 16

What mainly forbade acts such as murder and theft and was written the second latest

Answer 16

Israelite Law

Question 17

What was first published in 450 B.C.

Answer 17

Roman Law

Question 18

What did the Roman Law later turn into

Answer 18

The Justinian Code

Question 19

What was the Justinian Code mainly about

Answer 19

religious ideas

Question 20

Louisiana wrote a set of laws in 1825 based on what

Answer 20

Napoleonic Code

Question 21

what is based on court decisions rather than legal code

Answer 21

English Common Law

Question 22

What was blended together to make English Common Law

Answer 22

Roman Law and Canon Law

Question 23

What was English Common Law also considered

Answer 23

Judge-made Law

Question 24

What are the two types of Laws

Answer 24

Criminal Laws and Civil Laws

Question 25

What are Criminal Laws for

Answer 25

protecting the citizens.

Question 26

What are the two things that crimes are graded as

Answer 26

Felonies and Misdemeanors

Question 27

Felonies are

Answer 27

serious offenses

Question 28

Misdemeanors are

Answer 28

lesser offenses

Question 29

What do Civil Laws deal with

Answer 29

disputes between the Government and its citizens

Question 30

how are civil laws brought before a court

Answer 30

in a lawsuit

Question 31

What kind of case can the government not bring up

Answer 31

Civil cases

Question 32

What case brought about the Exclusionary rule

Answer 32

Mapp vs Ohio

Question 33

What case brought about the Miranda Warning

Answer 33

Miranda vs Arizona

Question 34

What case brought about the right to a lawyer

Answer 34

Gideon vs Wainwright

Question 35

Which case dealt with the Eighth Amendment rights

Answer 35

Furman vs Georgia