Matching

Question 1

Case law?

Answer 1

deciding cases based off similar cases/outcomes

Question 2

divine right?

Answer 2

idea that god chose the king/queen

Question 3

assizes?

Answer 3

travelling courts

Question 4

moasaic law?

Answer 4

hebrew religion law (biblicle)

Question 5

code of hammurabi?

Answer 5

the legal code of babylonia, written in 1700 BC

Question 6

restitution?

Answer 6

a payment for a loss or damage

Question 7

stare decisis?

Answer 7

a judge who stands by their position

Question 8

magna carta?

Answer 8

took away power from king, signed in 1215

Question 9

Precedent?

Answer 9

look back on similar cases to help persuade the judge

Question 10

substantive law?

Answer 10

defines rights, duties, and obligations of citizens/government

Question 11

administrative law?

Answer 11

the body of law that regulates the operation and procedures of government agencies

Question 12

constitutional law?

Answer 12

rights and freedoms

Question 13

procedural law?

Answer 13

the methods of enforcing the rights and obligations of substantive law

Question 14

Tort law?

Answer 14

law between two individuals, usually about money

Question 15

common law?

Answer 15

the part of english law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statues

Question 16

trial by ordeal?

Answer 16

torturing

Question 17

trial by oath helping?

Answer 17

friends swear on the bible to tell the truth

Question 18

habeas corpus?

Answer 18

court order to prevent unlawful arrest

Question 19

adversarial system?

Answer 19

evidence is presented by two opposing parties

Question 20

rule of law?

Answer 20

law applies equally to everyone, people not governed by arbitrary power