Chapter 1

Question 1

Adversarial System

Answer 1

Two must convince impartial judge of case.

Question 2

Assizes

Answer 2

a trial session, civil or criminal, held periodically in specific locations in England, usually by a judge of a superior court

Question 3

Case Law/Common Law

Answer 3

Lowest form of law

Question 4

Circuit Judges

Answer 4

Traveling judges in medieval England

Question 5

Code of Hammurabi

Answer 5

earliest set of known laws, Babylonian

Question 6

Code of Li K’vei

Answer 6

Ancient Chinese laws

Question 7

Codified

Answer 7

Written down with some organization.

Question 8

Divine right

Answer 8

God given right, refers to monarchs.

Question 9

Great laws of Manu

Answer 9

Ancient Indian laws

Question 10

Habeus Corpus

Answer 10

Must be brought forth to court after being arrested to ensure that you can be held prisoner.

Question 11

Justinians Code

Answer 11

Organization of Roman law commissioned by Babylonian emperor Justinian.

Question 12

Magna Carta

Answer 12

recognized individual basic rights for people in England

Question 13

Mosaic Law/10 commandments

Answer 13

Biblical law put forth by Moses

Question 14

Napoleonic Code

Answer 14

French civil code set forth by Napoleon

Question 15

Quebec Civil Code

Answer 15

Based off French civil code, handle private matters in Quebec.

Question 16

Restitution

Answer 16

Base on paying back victim fairly

Question 17

Retribution

Answer 17

Based on victim getting revenge

Question 18

Rule of Law

Answer 18

1) Law is necessary to run society
2) Law applies equally to everyone
3) People are not governed by arbitrary power

Question 19

Rule of Precedent

Answer 19

To have similar sentence to a past similar case, if new then will be new precedent.

Question 20

Stare decisis

Answer 20

Judge is obliged to stand by decisions made by past judges

Question 21

The Great Binding Law (Gaynashagowa)

Answer 21

Laws of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 22

Trial by Wombat

Answer 22

One must chose a wombat to fight on their behalf, to the death.

Question 23

Trial by oath helping

Answer 23

If a friend swears on the bible that you are innocent, you may be released.

Question 24

Trial by ordeal

Answer 24

Trial by cake, water, coals etc.