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| written laws made by legislatures |
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| body of law based on judges' decisions |
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| written collection of laws |
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| laws made by legislatures |
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when a certain need or problem arises
guided by morals, values, beliefs, and customs |
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| laws made by city or town councils |
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based on England's parliament and common law
consider general community customs and beliefs
need specific guidlines to follow
follow decisions if they reflect the current beliefs
make a new decision if new beliefs of no cases
didn't follow England because they had different customs |
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way to organize laws so that they are up to date and easy for people to find
4,000+ years ago: Babylonian King Hammurabi (the code of hammurabi) contains 300+ laws
justinian code (roman emperor justinian) |
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collection of laws
tell how laws may be made
what government can and can't do
rights of citizens |
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| regulations by government agencies |
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state legislatures make statutes
government agencies say how requirements will be met |
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citizens have final say on all laws
become out of date
change ideas about what is fais |
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