Unit 4: Law & the Judicial System

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Unit 4: Law & the Judicial System History of Law Unit 4: Law & the Judicial System

ANCIENT INFLUENCE Code of Hammurabi: 1760 BC Ten Commandments: 1200 BC First known system of written law Over 250 harsh laws Legal Code – what is legal and illegal Ten Commandments: 1200 BC Found in the Bible Moral Code – statements of right and wrong

Ancient Influence Justinian Codes: 533 Draconian Law: 621 BC First written law of Athens, Greece Very harsh Justinian Codes: 533 Harsh Roman law Emperor Justinian I compiled/simplified the previous Roman codes of law

European INFLUENCE British Common Law: 1100s Magna Carta: 1215 Most important source of American law Common law - based on previous court decision Est in many English colonies Magna Carta: 1215 Limited powers of English king Granted new rights and laws

European Influence The Social Contract: 1762 English Bill of Rights: 1689 Further restricted the British monarchy Holds many ideas we have in Bill of Rights The Social Contract: 1762 Book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Based on enlightenment ideas of John Locke Believed govt can only be ideal if approved by the ppl

North American INFLUENCE Iroquois Constitution: 1500s Constitution of confed of 6 Native American tribes Inspired Ben Franklin & James Madison when writing U.S. Constitution House of Burgesses: 1619 First rep assembly in North America Beginning of self-govt and law-making in colonies

North American Influence Mayflower Compact: 1620 Set up direct democracy for Pilgrims in Plymouth Declaration of Independence: 1776 Holds many ideas of Rousseau & John Locke Gives reason for colonies becoming independent Articles of Confederation: 1777 First attempt at govt in the US (failed) Thrown out to give more power to fed govt

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