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Civics Legal Terms
legal terms for the test
Question | Answer |
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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 |