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| a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws" jus civile , Justinian code , Roman law , civil law | Legal Code |
| precisely define moral behavior for a given society at a given time. | Moral Code |
| oldest known written laws | Code of Hammurabi |
| oldest know set of laws passed on through the oral tradition | Ten Commandments |
| the collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from ad 529 to 565. | Code of Justinian |
| A code of laws prepared by Draco, the celebrated lawgiver of Athens, that, by modern standards, are considered exceedingly severe | Draconian Laws |
| first representative assembly in the new world | House of Burgesses |
| a document that King John was forced to sign by the English Barons; | Magna Carta |
| signed by William of Orange to settle succession, gave Parliament governing authority | English Bill of Rights |
| people give up sovereignty to a government or other authority in order to receive or maintain social order through the rule of law | Social Contract |
| a system of law based on precedent | Common Law |
| first governing document of Plymouth Colony, created a direct democracy | Mayflower Compact |
| known as the "Great Law of Peace" between the Six Nations (Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, the Seneca and Tuscarora) transmitted by wampum symbols that convey meaning | The Iroquois Nation's Constitution |
| the document that set forth the reasons for seperation from Britain | Declaraction of Independence |
| the supreme governing document of the United States | The U.S. Constitution |
| 1. Protected Noble Authority, 2. Rights to land owners,3. Trial by jury, 4. no one is above the law 5. creation of Parliament | Magna Carta |
| a system of law that became the basis for U.S. common law | British Common Law |
