| A | B |
|---|
| legal code | a code of written laws |
| moral code | laws based in rights and wrongs |
| Codes of Hammurabi | first written legal codes |
| 10 Commandments | early set of moral codes found in Bible |
| Justinian Codes | body of rules of teh Roman law |
| Draconian laws | laws from Athens |
| House of Burgesses | 1st representative assembly |
| Magna Carta | charter by King John limited power of government |
| English Bill of Rights | gave rights to people such as fair trial |
| Social Contract | agreement between gov't and people gov't protects and people give in on some rights |
| Common law | based on precedent |
| Mayflower Compact | set of first direct democracy (self-govt) |
| Declaration of Independence | America declared independence from England |
| Criminal law | laws that try to prevent harm to each other |
| Civil law | laws that settel disputes between individuals |
| Constitutional law | laws based on the US Constitution and basic rights |
| Administrative law | laws based on actions of gov't agencies and executive department |
| Statutory law | laws made by lawmaking bodies |
| International law | made up of treaties, customs, and trade agreements with foreign nations |
