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Laws are based on social, Economic, political, or ______ values.

moral

The human rights treaty is similar to the bill of rights because they both detail the rights that each human is supposed to be guaranteed from ______. They're expected to be protected by the government.

birth

Kinds of law Criminal Laws: Regulates public conduct in society -can result in ______( 1+ year in prison) ex: murder, robbery, etc -can result in Misdemeanors( less than . year in prison) ex: shoplifting Criminal law is when there is a prosecution. -Criminal law has more severe punishments, which means that when there is a verdict it has to be 'Beyond a reasonable'= which means everyone in the jury has to believe that the crime could've only happened one way since all the evidence points to the defendant. Prosecutor= The party accusing of the crime in criminal cases; the plaintiff Civil Laws: Regulates how people treat each other in society. -civil action( leads to lawsuit) - 'Preponderance of evidence' when ______.

felonies

Kinds of law Criminal Laws: Regulates public conduct in society -can result in felonies( 1+ year in prison) ex: murder, robbery, etc -can result in ______( less than . year in prison) ex: shoplifting Criminal law is when there is a prosecution. -Criminal law has more severe punishments, which means that when there is a verdict it has to be 'Beyond a reasonable'= which means everyone in the jury has to believe that the crime could've only happened one way since all the evidence points to the defendant. Prosecutor= The party accusing of the crime in criminal cases; the plaintiff Civil Laws: Regulates how people treat each other in society. -civil action( leads to lawsuit) - 'Preponderance of evidence' when evide.

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Kinds of law Criminal Laws: Regulates public conduct in society -can result in felonies( 1+ year in prison) ex: murder, robbery, etc -can result in Misdemeanors( less than . year in prison) ex: shoplifting Criminal law is when there is a prosecution. -Criminal law has more severe punishments, which means that when there is a verdict it has to be 'Beyond a reasonable'= which means everyone in the jury has to believe that the crime could've only happened one way since all the evidence points to the defendant. Prosecutor= The party accusing of the crime in criminal cases; the plaintiff Civil Laws: Regulates how people treat each other in society. -civil action( leads to lawsuit) - 'Preponderance of evidence' when ______.

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