The English legal system brought to North America by colonists was
Government: The American Legal System

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Danell Tills
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Hammurabi's Code
Justinian's Code
Common Law
Israelite Law
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
__________________ is believed to be the first set of written laws.
Canon Law
Code of Hammurabi
Roman Law
Ten Commandments
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A defendant who argues that he or she is a victim of an unreasonable search is what type of law?
statutory law
Roman law
administrative law
constitutional law
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A statute is a law written by which level of government?
Federal
State
County
City
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Judges rely on past __________ when deciding a case when they cannot refer to a statute.
Precedent
Case Law
Administrative Law
Due Process
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Government not being able to put someone in jail without following legal procedures is called
equal protection clause
due process clause
administrative clause
Sixth Amendment rights
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Ernest Miranda was _____________ and his case led to the _______ _________
a defendant in a criminal case; Miranda Rights
the plaintiff in a criminal case, Miranda Rights
a personal injury attorney; a big settlement
a judge; a seat on the Supreme Court
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