test 1 Flashcards
The English parliament is made up of _____ and ____? Who is dominate
House of commons and House of lords
The house of commons is dominant
How common law come to England?
Battle of Hastings 1066- William the Conqueror
TRUE OR FALSE
England has a written constitution
FALSE
Common law is also know as?
Judge made law
There is a saying that Common law is
Common to all
The two main police forces in France are ______ and ______? Where do they operate?
Police Nationale (PN) and the Gendarmerie
PN- urban areas
Gendarmerie- rural areas
Since 1798, France has had _____ Constitution?
15
One of the main differences between Common and Civil law is ____?
In Common law nations Judges are allowed to make commentary
According to the U.S. Constitution Supreme Court Justices serve for a period of ______?
Good faith and service
According to the U.S. Constitution there are how many justices on the U.S. Supreme court?
It does not say
England recently did what, in part, based off of the U.S.?
Created the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Prior to the recent change in England ( in part based on the U.S.) what took place?
The law lords acted as the highest court and were part of the House of Lords
After the reunification of Germany what became of Basic Law?
It became the law of the reunified nation
Until reunification Germany was split into?
West Germany (WG) and East Germany (EG)- WG was a civil law nation and EG was a socialist law nation
In Germany the FCC is what?
The highest court
In France what is the role of the Constitutional Council?
It acts as the highest court, but only provides advisory opinions when asked to rule on code before it is is enforceable
In Germany the _____ is the head of the government?
Chancellor
In Japan the Supreme Court is what?
Not relevant- because its rulings can be ignored
The Japanese Constitution is known as what?
The Showa Constitution 1947
The Japanese Constitution is more or less what?
An update of the U.S. Constitution
Theoretically the most powerful branch of government in China is _____?
The National People’s Congress (NPC)
In reality who holds the power in China?
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
There are two main sources of law in Saudi Arabia the _______ and _______?
The Shari’a and the Sunnah
What reason(s) are given by Saudi Arabia to explain their low rates of crime?
Harsh corporal punishment and devotion to the Qur`an
The Cultural Revolution did what to China?
Falied- leaving issues concerning Economic, Political, and Social institutions
The German legislature is made up of what two chambers?
The Bundestag and The Bundesrat
Crime is hardest to measure in what model nation?
Saudi Arabia
Currently the French are on their ___ Republic?
5th
What model nation is not secular in nature?
Saudi Arabia
Civil law has its historical roots in ______?
Roman law, Cannon and Commercial law, the Napoleonic Code, and the German Civil Code
A goal of the Napoleonic Code was?
To make is simple, each to understand, nontechnical, and accessible to the masses
What happened to Napoleonic Code in 1804?
It went into force
There are two main types of crimes in Saudi Arabia what are they?
Hudud Crimes and Tazirat Crimes
In Saudi Arabia, crimes against Allah (God) are known as?
Hudud crimes
England’s strong constitutional tradition is found in what document(s)?
The English Bill of Rights (1689), Magna Charta (1215), Petition of Rights (1628), and the Act of Settlement (!701)
One of the most important rights provided in the 1798 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the citizen was?
Presumption of innocence and Freedom from arbitrary detention
The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was for what model nation?
France
In England the Magna Charta (1215) was originally signed the rights in it applied to whom?
Only the Barons (Nobles)
One reason why Germany was able to build a democratic Society after World War II was?
They had experimented with democracy under the Weimar Republic
Between 1993 and 1945 German was under ____?
National Socialism
The German Basic law?
- was the constitution of West Germany
- Currently the Constitution of Germany
- Avoid weakness of Weimar Republic
- Has 146 Articles with the first 17 listing the rights of the German People
The Prison Act of 1976 did what in Germany?
Established Rehabilitation as a major prison philosophy
Over the years China has had various campaigns against crime and they were called?
Strike hard
Currently the most pervasive legal tradition is ____?
Civil law tradition
What are the difference between Criminology and criminal justice?
the pure and the appplied
The dark figure of crime is what?
The unknown crimes to police
International Crimes are such because
Of agreements between nations
Why is the Soviet Union not a model nation?
Because it disbanded in 1991
Rates control for what?
Population
What is the formula for calculating rates?
(Raw number/ population) * control
Why is homicide the most comparable crime?
Because there is a body
