Chapter+19+Vocabulary

is right or wrong || Morals are the real glue that holds our nation together. || Disobedience || Breaking a law in a nonviolent way because it goes against personal morals || People who take part in civil disobedience willingly accept the punishment for breaking the law. || Congress or by state legislatures. || Law || A body of law based on judges' decisions || In making a decision on a case an English judge would always consider general community customs and beliefs about what was fair, thus using common law. || organized by subject || Traffic laws are collected in your state's motor vehicle (legal) code. || the government considers it harmful to society || A crime may be an act, such as stealing. || which acts are crimes, hor accused persons should be tried in court, and how cromes should be punished || The main purpose of criminal law is to protect society as a whole. || can be imprisonment for more than one year || Felonies include such cromes as kidnapping and murder. || penalty is often a fine || Littering and driving without a license are examples of misdemeanors. || disagreements between people || Civil law provides rules for people to settle disagreements in court if they cannot or will not settle them privately. ||
 * **Word** || **Definition** || **Sentance** ||
 * Laws || Rules enforced by governments || Laws are the only rules that everyone has to follow. ||
 * Morals || Beliefs about what is fair and what
 * Civil
 * Statutes || Written laws made by legislatures || The word statute usually refers to laws made by
 * Common
 * Legal Codes || A written collection of laws, often
 * Crime || Any behavior that is illegal because
 * Criminal Law || Refers to the group of laws that tells
 * Felony || A serious crome for which the penalty
 * Misdemeanor || A less serious crome for which the
 * Civil Law || A group of laws that help settle

__** Man Robs Local Pharmacy **__ Yesterday, Robert Andrews robbed a local pharmacy near Hazleton. After the robbery Andrews stole a car and drove towards interstate 81. Police quickly caught up with him and he was arrested. According to police he broke at least 16 statutes, from misdemeanors like driving without a seatbelt to felonies like shooting the cleerk in the pharmacy and grand theft auto. Andrews has already had a few civil law cases in the past and according to criminal law Andrews may be put in jail for 2-3 years because of his civil disobedience.Crime rates in Hazleton have been on the rise for the past year and many citizens are worried. Carly Rossi lives on the same block as the pharmacy, she told us that "People don't seem to care about the laws that we need to follow. It's like these criminals don't have any morals at all." It is clear that something needs to be done about the crime in the Hazleton Area.