CLU 3M1 UNIT 1 & 3 TEST
Main purpose of society in law - answer-A law is a legal rule made by the government
-Must be obeyed by everyone who chooses to live in society
-The law protects people and their rights and freedoms
-Necessary to keep peace, order and fairness
-tell people what they can and cannot do, and settle disagreements
The Code of Hammurabi - answer Most important and earliest record of written laws.
Codification - answer the process of preparing a code
Retribution - answer The belief that with every crime committed there should be a
deserved punishment
Rule of Law - answer Fundamental principle that society is governed by law that applies
to all persons
Mosaic Law - answer- Based on the 10 Commandments
-e.g. punishment for adultery was execution by stoning
- required the offender to repay for goods stolen
Restitution - answer- the act of making good
Feudalism - answerPolitical, social and economic system used in Europe between the
9th and 15th century
- based on the relationship of lord and vassal
How did Feudalism influence Canadian Law? - answer- formed the basis for modern
property laws
Precedent - answerLawyers and judges are able to refer to earlier court decisions. It
serves as an example and authority in following similar cases
Rule of Precedent - answerThe legal principle in which similar facts result in similar
decisions
Roman Law - answer- became the basis of Law for western Europe, except England
- emphasized equity, which is the idea that law should be fair and just, and that people
are all equal under the law, regardless of wealth and power.
Main purpose of society in law - answer-A law is a legal rule made by the government
-Must be obeyed by everyone who chooses to live in society
-The law protects people and their rights and freedoms
-Necessary to keep peace, order and fairness
-tell people what they can and cannot do, and settle disagreements
The Code of Hammurabi - answer Most important and earliest record of written laws.
Codification - answer the process of preparing a code
Retribution - answer The belief that with every crime committed there should be a
deserved punishment
Rule of Law - answer Fundamental principle that society is governed by law that applies
to all persons
Mosaic Law - answer- Based on the 10 Commandments
-e.g. punishment for adultery was execution by stoning
- required the offender to repay for goods stolen
Restitution - answer- the act of making good
Feudalism - answerPolitical, social and economic system used in Europe between the
9th and 15th century
- based on the relationship of lord and vassal
How did Feudalism influence Canadian Law? - answer- formed the basis for modern
property laws
Precedent - answerLawyers and judges are able to refer to earlier court decisions. It
serves as an example and authority in following similar cases
Rule of Precedent - answerThe legal principle in which similar facts result in similar
decisions
Roman Law - answer- became the basis of Law for western Europe, except England
- emphasized equity, which is the idea that law should be fair and just, and that people
are all equal under the law, regardless of wealth and power.
