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The American Justice System

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Beliefs about what is fair and what is right or wrong
Breaking a law because it goes against personal morals
A crime for which the penalty is often a fine
A written collection of laws
Written laws made by legislatures
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A body of law based on judges' decisions (precedence)
Rules of society that are enforced by government
A crime for which the penalty is imprisonment for more than one year, a fine, or a combination of both
The group of laws that tells which acts are crimes, how accused people should be tried, and how crimes should be punished
The group of laws that help settle disagreements between people