Civics ch. 16 Vocabulary

Question 0

Beliefs about what is fair and what is right or wrong

Answer 0

Morals

Question 1

Rules, enforced by government.

Answer 1

Laws

Question 2

Breaking the law in the nonviolent way because it goes against a person’s morals

Answer 2

Civil disobedience

Question 3

Written laws made by legislatures

Answer 3

Statutes

Question 4

A body of law based on a judges decision

Answer 4

Common law

Question 5

A written collection of laws, often organized by subject.

Answer 5

Legal code

Question 6

Any behavior that is illegal because the government considers it to be harmful to society

Answer 6

Crime

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Criminal law

Question 8

A serious crime in which the penalty can be imprisonment for more than one year

Answer 8

Felony

Question 9

A less serious crime for which the penalties often is a fine

Answer 9

Misdemeanor

Question 10

The group of laws that help settle disagreements between people

Answer 10

Civil law