[CJ] Chapter 1: The Spirit of the Law (Bolded)

Question 1

Legislature

Answer 1

A legislature is a governing body of a State. They create and enact laws within that State. As an example, Congress is the primary legislature for the Unite d States of America.An area can be governed by multiple legislatures.New York City, for example,follows the laws of the New York Council (its local legislature), the New York State Assembly (its state legislature) and Congress (its national legislature).

Question 2

State

Answer 2

Put simply, state is another word for the government.

Question 3

Spirit of the Iaw

Answer 3

The reason for a law to exist; the idea that fuels the creation of a law.

Question 4

Statute

Answer 4

The written down law once it is passed by a legistative body

Question 5

Letter of the Law

Answer 5

The written down law once it is passed by a legistative body