AnswersIntroduction to Law Public Safety Corrections and SecurityThe Origins of Law in the United StatesQuestion 7
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The Origins of Law in the United States

Question 7 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Why would different states in the United States still manifest some different kinds of legal systems today?

Answer
A
The criminal codes present in the early colonies were set up to meet the specific needs of its own citizens who believed it was weakness to accept others’ laws.
B
The early colonies could not agree on what other colonies decided to do with their laws.
C
Some territories of the United States were ruled by different countries, so elements of those countries laws remain in those states today.
D
After the American Revolution, it took many years for some of the states to set up agencies to handle criminal offenders in new ways.

Explanation

Different regions of what became the United States were once governed by different countries, whose legal traditions influenced local laws. Some of those influences continued after the United States formed, so states can retain different features in their legal systems. Choice C describes this historical cause; the other choices do not explain the lasting influence of different countries’ laws.

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