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36 Cards in this Set
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Administrative Law |
Rules & Procedures established by regulatory agencies
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Bill of Rights |
First ten amendments to the U S Constitution
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Case Law |
Type of law made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases
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Citizenship |
Membership in a civil and political community |
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Civil Disobedience |
Open, peaceful violation of a law thought to be unjust |
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Civil Law |
Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals |
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Civil Rights |
Personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the US Constitution |
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Common Law |
Law based on current standards or customs of the people. |
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Constitutional Law |
Law made when the fundamental, supreme law of the land is adopted, amended or interpreted |
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Due Process of Law |
Constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system |
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English Magna Carta |
Basis charter for the constitutional liberties of England |
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Ethics |
Standards of fair and honest conduct applied to social behavior |
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Law |
Enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
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Legal Duty |
Obligations of standards of conduct toward other persons that are enforceable by law |
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Natural Rights |
Rights to which all persons are entitled because they are human beings; also known as moral rights |
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Political Rights |
Constitutional rights of an individual to participate in government, including right to vote or hold public office |
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Precedent |
Cases decided in the same state and in the same or higher court that provides an example or authority for deciding later cases involving identical or similar situations |
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Procedural Law |
Defined legal rules or methods for processing civil and criminal cases through the court system |
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Statutory Law |
Law created by a legislative body; may be at the local, state or federal levels |
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Substantive Law |
Law that defines duties, establishes rights, and prohibits wrongs |
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U.S. Constitution |
Document that consists of seven articles that provide a workable framework for our federal government
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Unconstitutional |
Law that conflicts with a constitution and is therefore invalid |
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1st stage of growth in law |
Free to take revenge |
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2nd stage of growth in law |
Award of money or goods are given |
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3rd stage of growth in law |
Leader gives power to system of courts |
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4th stage of growth in law |
Leader acts to prevent wrongs |
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English Common Law |
Feudal barons acted as judges within their territories; disputes were settled on basis of customs |
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Roman Civil Law |
Written & organized comprehensive sets of statutes; typically only changed by central conference |
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Statute |
Legislative laws enacted by state or federal legislators |
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Ordinance |
Pieces of legislative laws created by a town or city council or by a county board or commission quorum court |
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Civil Law |
Affects an individual |
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Criminal Law |
Affects society |
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Procedural law |
Procedure things have to go in |
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Substantive Law |
Establishes duties, prohibits wrongs; says what you can or can't do |
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Business Law |
Rules that apply to business situations and transactions |
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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) |
Governs area like sales or goods, etc. |