Chapter 16

Question 0

Morals

Answer 0

Beliefs about what is fair and what is right or wrong

Question 1

Laws

Answer 1

Rules created and enforced by the government

Question 2

Civil disobedience

Answer 2

Breaking a law in a nonviolent way because it goes against personal morals

Question 3

Statues

Answer 3

Written laws made by legislatures

Question 4

Common law

Answer 4

A body of law based on judges’ decisions

Question 5

Legal code

Answer 5

Written collection of laws, often organized by subject

Question 6

Crime

Answer 6

Is any behavior that is illegal because the government considers it harmful to society

Question 7

Criminal law

Answer 7

Refers to the group of laws that tell which acts are crimes, how accused persons should be tried in court, and how crimes should be punished.

Question 8

Felony

Answer 8

Is a serious crime for which the penalty can be imprisonment for more than one year

Question 9

Misdemeanor

Answer 9

Is a less serious crime for which the penalty is often a fine

Question 10

Civil law

Answer 10

Is the group of laws that help settle disagreements between people