2. 200 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 300 Sources of Law Types of LawCommunity State Gov’tCongress

3. -Name one characteristic of a good law? Row 1---100 Question

4. - Row 1---100 Answer

5. -Name one characteristic of a good law? Row 1---200 Question

6. - Row 1---200 Answer

7. -The ancient leader of Babylonia had his kingdom’s laws recorded on stone for all to see? Row 1---300 Question

8. -Hammurabi Row 1---300 Answer

9. -This was the first document to guarantee certain rights in Britain when King John signed it in 1215? Row 1---400 Question

10. -Magna Carta Row 1---400 Answer

11. -This legal concept evolved from the British and it involves the use of previous court decisions to decide current cases. Row 1---500 Question

12. -common law Row 1---500 Answer

13. -These are types of laws that are based on agreements and conflicts between individuals? Row 2---100 Question

14. -civil Row 2---100 Answer

15. -These are minor violations of legal code? Row 2---200 Question

16. -misdemeanors Row 2---200 Answer

17. Row 2---300 Question -These are major violations of legal code?

18. -felonies Row 2---300 Answer

19. Row 2---400 Question -These are the types of laws that govern agreements between nations?

20. -International Law Row 2---400 Answer

21. --This is the type of law that involves with specific violations of legal code governing behavior? Row 2---500 Question

22. -criminal law Row 2---500 Answer

23. -This term refers to the official decision of the government on an issue. Row 3---100 Question

24. -public policy Row 3---100 Answer

25. -Local group of officials who make determinations about what types of buildings and the uses of buildings that are allowed in certain areas? Row 3---200 Question

26. -Zoning Boards Row 3---200 Answer

27. -Most important local tax source---based on a person’s belongings and is a very stable form of taxes? Row 3---300 Question

28. -property taxes Row 3---300 Answer

29. -Type of charge that someone who actually uses a service is charged----water fees for example? Row 3---400 Question

30. -user fees Row 3---400 Answer

31. -This is the typical way in which local government borrow money? Row 3---500 Question

32. -bonds Row 3---500 Answer

33. -This person is the leader of the political party with the most members within the legislature. Row 4---100 Question

34. -majority leader Row 4---100 Answer

35. -This person is the leader of the political party who does not have the majority seats within a legislature. Row 4---200 Question

36. -minority leader Row 4---200 Answer

37. -These people are members of each political party who are responsible for preliminary voting intentions and trying to influence party members to vote as a group on important issues. Row 4---300 Question

38. -party whips Row 4---300 Answer

39. -This is a permanent committee of Congress who study, revise, and pass legislation? Row 4---400 Question

40. -standing committees Row 4---400 Answer

41. -This is a term that refers to how long a member has been in Congress and is important in assigning committee memberships? Row 4---500 Question

42. -seniority Row 4---500 Answer

43. -This is the system of having more than one level of government? Row 5---100 Question

44. -federalism Row 5---100 Answer

45. -Who is the head of the state executive branch and leader of state government. Row 5---200 Question

46. -governor Row 5---200 Answer

47. -What is the name for the North Carolina Legislature? Row 5---300 Question

48. -General Assembly Row 5---300 Answer

49. -What is the largest problem usually facing state government? Row 5---400 Question

50. -funding Row 5---400 Answer

51. -How are NC judges selected? Row 5---500 Question

52. -voters Row 5---500 Answer