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Bus Law 1.01
Ethics, Sources of Law, & Legal System Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administrative Law | laws, regulations, policies created by government regulatory agencies |
| Case Law | law based on an appealed case in which an appellate court issues a ruling based on their decision and new rules in deciding the appealed case as well as similar future cases. |
| English Common Law | system that came into being as a result of custom based laws being unified by a system of appellate courts in england |
| Ethics | rules used to determine the diff between right and wrong |
| Greatest Good | whether the action will cause the greatest good for the greatest number of people |
| Law of Precedent | authority that establishes a principal or rule |
| Statutory Law | an act of a legislature that declares, prescribes, or commands something; a specific law expressed in writing |
| The Golden Rule | treat others how you want to be treated |
| Consequential Ethical Reasoning | alternative ways to change the current situation and then evaluate each alternative that generates the greatest good |
| Rule Based Ethical Reasoning | fundamental ethical rules of either a recognized authority or human reasoning, acts themselves are judged as right or wrong. |
| Ethics as Reflected in U. S. Laws and the U. S. Constitution | affect the majority of the people in a positive manner |
| Department of Homeland Security-Their primary mission is: | protect the us from invasion |
| Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Mission | enforce controlled substance laws and regulations of the us |
| Executive Branch | president, vp |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | uphold law thru investigation of violations of federal criminal statuses, divided into 5 areas: crimibnal law enforcement, foreign counter intelligence, investigative and operational support, law enforcement services and direction control and admin |
| Judicial Branch | The US Supreme Court. Decides on the Constitutionality of any statue passed by the legislative branch, decides if actions from the executive branch exceed powers granted under constitution |
| Legislative Branch | us senate and house of representatives |
| North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) | division of the nc department of justice and assists local law enforcement w criminal investigations |
| North Carolina State Highway Patrol | reduce collisions and make nc highways as safe as possible |
| Police Departments (local) | same powers that are vested to all offices by statute and common law to enforce laws |
| United States Marshal Service | protect federal judiciary, operate witness security program, transport federal prisoners and seize property acquired by criminals thru illegal activites |
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