Civics Chapter 1

Written law, often in codes

A sum of money to ensure a person's appearance at a trial

Judge-made law based on cases that judges have decided over the years

Ruler who reformed England's legal system

Person who developed the idea of the social contract

Ruler who developed one of the earliest written sets of laws

A Latin term meaning what is correct and fair

Roman emperor who established a uniform system of laws

Rules people agree to live by

Latin for "you have the body", it put forth the idea that a person must be told of the charges against them within a reasonable amount of time after being arrested

The rules of society that regulate the way we behave

One of the earliest collections of written laws

The early civilization that gave the Western world many ideas about laws

Disputes of a non-criminal nature are often settled with the help of...

Two parties make a business arrangement and sign a written agreement. This is called...

The idea that laws must be fair comes from the word...

The idea that people agree to behave in a certain way when they decide to live with other people comes from...

An early English document that contributed to the development of the jury trial

Limited the power of the monarch and protected certain civil liberties

Wrongdoing against another person, such as robbery or murder

Groups of humans coexisting with each other