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Law Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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Enforceable rules of conduct in a society | Laws |
Laws grouped into an organized form | Code |
Law based on current standards or customs of the people | Common Law |
Law based on the dictates of a central political authority | Positive Law |
Power of a court to decide a case | Jurisdiction |
Basic fairness | Equity |
Document that sets forth the framework of the government and its relationship to the people it governs | Constitution |
Law enacted by state or federal legislatures | Statutes |
Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission | Ordinances |
Made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases | Case Law |
Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases | Stare Decisis |
Governmental body formed to carry out particular laws | Administrative Agencies |
Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals | Civil Law |
Group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society | Criminal Law |
Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties | Procedural Law |
Group of laws that define rights and duties | Substantive Law |
A collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong | Ethics |
Open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice | Civil Disobedience |