Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Civil and Criminal Law
- Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" describes the fairness of taxes
- Sources of American Law
- Code of Hammurabi
- Roman Law
- English Law
- Ten Commandments
- Laws should be reasonable, enforceable, and understandable
- Criminal Law
- Misdemeanor=lesser crime, punishable by probation, community service
- Felony=major crime, punishable by jail time
- Constitutional=Law that deals with specifically rights and issues revolving around our rights as defined in state or national constitutions
- Civil Law
- Law suits=Civil cases against another person
- Contracts=Rental/purchase agreements
- Family Law=Divorce, child custody,etc
- Small claims=Law suits of $5,000