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Why do we have Laws?
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To use as a guideline for moral human behavior. Encourage people to do what is right and discourage to do whats wrong.
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Which ancient written code of conduct asserted the power of the State, protected weaker from the stronger, and attempted to restore equity between offender and victim?
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Code of Hammurabi.
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What is the common law?
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It was nothing more than a set of unwritten rules and customs that acted as guidelines for settling disputes, determining inheritance of property, and dealing with persons who committed crimes.
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Which crime classification subjects the violator to the most severe punishment either by death, imprisonment in a state prison for more than a year?
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A felony.
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What is a misdemeanor?
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Is a crime that can result in a fine or a maximum imprisonment for one year.
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What document is considered to be the foreruner of the present "due process" rights becasuse it granted the people of England certain political and civil rights?
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The Magna Carta
Magna Charta |
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What is an Atonement>?
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A form a money that was used to repay the victims family. Currency was horses, coes, and money.
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What does the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution?
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Unreasonable searches and seizures and requires probable cause.
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Which amendment to the US constitution prohibits double jeopardy and prohibits compleeling a person in a criminal case to be a witness against himself?
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5th Amendment
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Which Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?
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8th amendment
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