Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The United States and Canada are two countries that have successfully balanced the sometimes competing goals of crime control and due process by achieving both goals simultaneously.
2. The USA PATRIOT Act is unique in American history because it is the only time substantive law has been modified as a reaction to a traumatic event such as war.
3. The Twelve Tables were the earliest form of written Roman law.
4. The civil legal tradition is also considered to be an example of the religious/philosophical legal family.
5. Islam recognizes no distinction between a legal system and other controls on a person’s behavior.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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