What are examples of laws?

What are Federal laws?

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Immigration law.
Bankruptcy law.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) laws.
Federal anti-discrimination and civil rights laws that protect against racial, age, gender and disability discrimination.
Patent and copyright laws.

What are the 2 types of laws we have?

There are two types of law – civil and criminal.

Criminal – state or federal prosecutors bring a case against a person charged with a major crime, called a felony.

Civil – deals with lawsuits brought by individuals or the government against other individuals, organizations or companies.

What are some good laws?

Here’s the list:

Civil Rights Act (1964).
Voting Rights Act (1965).
Medicare and Medicaid acts (1965).
Federal-Aid Highway Act (1956).
Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981).
National Defense Education Act (1958).
Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964).
Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act (1965).

What are 2 rights?

Answer: freedom of expression. freedom of speech.

What are the first 10 Bill of Rights?

Bill of Rights – The Really Brief Version

1	Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
7	Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8	Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9	Other rights of the people.
10	Powers reserved to the states.

What is Article 21 right to life?

According to Article 21: “Protection of Life and Personal Liberty: No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.” This fundamental right is available to every person, citizens and foreigners alike.

What are the types laws?

The basic divisions in the U.S. legal system are the criminal, civil, and administrative.

What was the first law in America?

An Act to regulate the Time and Manner of administering certain Oaths was the first law passed by the United States Congress after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It was signed by President George Washington on June 1, 1789, and parts of it remain in effect to this day.

What are the 8 Bill of Rights?

The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” This amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing unduly harsh penalties on criminal defendants, either as the price for obtaining …