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Business Law 1.01
Ethics, Sources of law Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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administrative law | The body of law that regulates and the operations and procedures of government agencies. |
Case Law | the law as established by the outcome of former cases |
English Common Law | is the body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals. |
ethics | moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. |
greatest good | policies that benefit the majority |
Law of Precedent | legal case that establishes a principle or law |
Statutory law | written law passed by body of legislature |
golden rule | persuasion to jury to put themselves in the verdict's shoes before making decision |
consequential ethical reasoning | consequences of one's conduct is the ultimate judgment about the rightness or wrongness |
rule based ethical reasoning | rights and wrongs of human conduct |
Ethics as Reflected in U. S. Laws and the U. S. Constitution - | Laws that are made to protect the rights of the majority |
Department of Homeland Security | Secure nation from any threats |
DEA | regulates commerce of prescription and harmful drugs |
Executive Branch | The president |
FBI | investigates crimes that are a threat to national security |
judicial branch | branch of government that interprets the law |
legislative branch | creates laws |
SBI | state law enforcement agency that investigates cases |