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commands issued by Roman emperors that were equivalent to laws
statutes
common law
laws
edicts
jurisprudence
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acts of Parliament
statutes
common law
laws
edicts
jurisprudence
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the study of law
statutes
common law
laws
edicts
jurisprudence
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sets of rules that allow people to live peacefully in society
statutes
common law
laws
edicts
jurisprudence
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law based on court decisions rather than on a legal code
statutes
common law
laws
edicts
jurisprudence
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Who made a science of the law?
Hammurabi
the Hebrews
the Romans
the English
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Which state has a system of laws based on the Napoleonic Code?
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Alabama
New York
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What was the first known system of written law?
Ten Commandments
Code of Hammurabi
Code of Justinian
Napoleonic Code
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Which law included basic principles of citizens’ rights such as trial by jury?
Roman law
Hebrew law
English Common Law
canon law
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Who said that the state should have “a government of laws, and not of men”?
John Adams
King Hammurabi
Napoleon Bonaparte
John Peter Zenger