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Civics Legal Terms
legal terms for the test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Precedant. | a legal descision or authorative rule. |
| Court. | a judical body hearing legal cases. |
| Common Law. | A system of law from England. |
| Oral Law. | a code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion and communities. |
| Laws. | A set of rules. |
| Trial by Ordeal. | a judicial practise by which the guilt or innocence of the the accused is determined by subjecting them a task. |
| Democracy. | a way of governing - one person - one vote. |
| Trial by Jury. | A legal proceeding where a jury makes a decision. |
| Civil Law. | Laws based on court cases. |
| Belittles. | Make or seem unimportant. |
| Feudal System. | A medieval system of land tenture with allegiance and service due to the landowner |
| Honesty | Come clean if you did something wrong. |
| Responsibilities | to get your job done |
| respect | treat others as you would want to be treated |
| Care and Compassion | if someone is hurt go to their aid. |
| understanding | if someone does something wrong give them another chance. |
| Fair Go | that people that belive that they can do something give them a chance. |
| trustworthiness | if someone has taken something own up to it |
| Freedom |
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