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Goal Six Study Guide
1) Describe the main functions of law.
2) What was the first known system of written law?
3) Which early system of law had the most impact of the development of law in America?
4) According to Locke’s theory of natural rights, what may happen if the government abuses
it’s power?
5) What are the legal decisions that become part of the common law?
6) What were the English citizens trying to accomplish when they wrote the Magna Carta?
7) Explain the difference between criminal and civil law.
8) Which laws are written to provide remedies for civil cases?
9) What is the term for a written law written by the legislative branch called?
10) What is the only crime defined by the Constitution? Explain what this means.
11) How does the eighth amendment protect those accused of crimes?
12) Explain the significance of Gideon v. Wainwright.
13) How are Americans informed about laws?
14) Which agency enforces the law for the federal government?
15) Why do some states have a “three strikes law”?