Types of Law Civics

legal precedence based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases

• case law

• civil law

• common law

• constitutional law

law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs

• criminal law

• civil law

• common law

• constitutional law

the written law enacted by a legislature, as distinguished from unwritten law or common law

• regulation

• juvenile law

• military law

• statutory law

What type of case is it?

• Criminal Case

• Civil Case

Civil trials are cases that relate to...

• the rights of citizens or a disagreement people are having

• crimes people committed

Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?

• An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• Break a leg!

• The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.

the interpretation and implementation of the U.S. Constitution

• case law

• civil law

• common law

• constitutional law

Where would you find the statement “all persons born or naturalized in the United States shall be citizens …”

• The 1st Amendment

• The 2nd Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

There are two ways to become a US Citizen. 

• Deport

• Alien

• Diverse

• Naturalization

Citizens must fulfill civic duties if the government is to function at its best and run efficiently. Citizens who choose not to fulfill their civic duties face _____ consequences.

• happy

• legal

• fun

• illegal