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The code of Hammurabi includes laws focusing on contracts. What type of US law would be similar to the code of Hammurabi?

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Both the Code of Hammurabi and The US Constitution had laws that the people had to follow, some people might've been against it but either way they had to follow all the laws. The Code of Hammurabi had more laws then The Constitution and the punishments were worse.
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Hammurabi's Code lays out the way that modern day trials are done. It influenced the requirement for witnesses, judges, and a jury.

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