The laws of the United States are virtually all based on?

Question

the Roman Code
Administrative Law
common law
moral law

Answer 1

The original law in this country was based on the common law. Most states have what is called a "reception" statute which incorporated the principles of common law into the state law.

The common law was essentially the decisions of the courts in England. That distinguishes it from the Roman Code which is a statutory scheme.

While a substantial number of legal matters fall within the category of common law actions, more and more legal matters are covered by express statutes. While some of these merely codify the common law, a lot represent substantive changes from the common law. As such, I am not sure that it would be accurate to say that common law is still the main source of law.

Answer 2

Ipsydoodle is correct for the most part. It was King Henry the VIII of England who stole Roman laws from the Catholic church to use as his own.

Answer 3

I'm not an expert, but if I had to guess, our laws are most directly tied to British common law, which in turn has it's roots in Roman law.

Answer 4

I refuse to help people do their homework for one simple reason: I wont be around the rest of your life to pick you up when you fall.

Learn to do your own research and realize that you might be able to skim thru life easy here, but you will pay HUGELY for it later by being an idiot.

Whats better...being lazy now...or stupid later?

Answer 5

none of those answers are correct.
The key word is virtually, wish means almost entirely. Any of those choices are incorrect statement or a statement of opinion not fact.

Answer 6

Dood. It's moral law! Gotta be.