Task 9. Complete the following statements.

1) Law is an important part of......

2) Legal philosophers and legal scholars do......

3) The term “law” is sometimes applied to......

4) More commonly, when people speak of law they......

5) The following definition of law is......

6) Law in a broader sense is......

7) In a primitive society the rules of behaviour may not be......

8) The term a law has a......

Task 10. Put 10 different questions on the text and give your own answers to them.

Task 11. Choose the correct explanation of the following words and word combinations. Explain your choice.

Ø Law

a) is the set of values, institutions and concepts that permit civilization to exist and people to live orderly lives;

b) is the system which cannot be categorized at all;

c) is a synonym of morality and justice.

Ø Constitutional Law

a) is one of three major sources of law in the United States;

b) is the supreme law of the land;

c) puts no limits on the powers of the different branches of government.

Ø Statutes [the enactments of legislature]

a) are created on the federal, state, and local levels;

b) are the same as administrative decisions;

c) have nothing to do with law.

Ø Common Law

a) or “unwritten law”, is the body of law that emanates from courts through judicial decisions;

b) is the only source of law in the United States;

c) is molded and implemented in the House of Commons.

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