Law & Lawmaking

6. Laws are intended to _________ people and resolve conflicts in everyday life
8. Is the law ___________________ and who will enforce it?
10. Is the law _________________ to the average person?
13. This document houses our federal laws
15. Part of Congress, has 100 members
17. Is the law written in a clear _______________?
20. Individual rights are important, but they must be matched by _______________________
23. This can be defined as the rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the conduct of people within a society

1. This type of law regulates relations between individuals or groups of individuals
2. A more serious crime, more than one year in prison
3. Person accused of committing the crime
4. Person or company harmed against the defendant
5. Part of Congress, has 435 members
7. No one is better than the law
9. Laws generally reflect & promote the _________ of society
11. Less serious crime, less than one year in prison
12. One of the goals of the legal system: to protect basic ________ rights
14. State or Federal Government attorney in a criminal case
16. The lawmaking body in the United States
18. This type of law regulates public conduct and sets out duties owed to a society, brought by Federal Government
19. One goal of the legal system: to help _________ conflicts
21. Federal laws are sometimes called _________________
22. Local government passes laws called ________________