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20 Cards in this Set
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Constitutional Law
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The highest form of law in this country; based on the US constitution and the state constitution and on judicial interpretation of these documents
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Statutory Law
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Consists of the states (laws) enacted by legislative bodies including the US congress the CA legislature, the people, and city counsels and other local legislative bodies
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Administrative Law
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is composed of the rules, orders, and regulations issued by federal, state, or local executive officers acting under proper constitutional and/or statutory authority
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Common Law
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Unwritten judge made law that has developed over centuries from those generally accepted ideas of right and wrong that have gained judicial recognition, it covers nearly all aspects of human conduct.
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Equity
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it supplements common law, developed to provide equity- Fairness, Justice, and right- when remedies under the common law fell short of that goal. Seeks to stop obvious wrongs before it occurs
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Injunction
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A court order that forces or limits the performance of some act by a private individual or by a public official
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Civil Law
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The portion of the law relating to human conduct, to disputes between private parties and to disputes between private parties and government not covered by criminal law
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Criminal Law
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The portion of the law that defines public wrongs and provides for their punishment
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International Law
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Involves the treaties and agreements among nations with decisions being made in international court
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Adversary system
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When two sides of a dispute argue before an unbiased jury and a neutral judge
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Presumption of Innocence
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you are presumed innocent until proven guilty
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Ex post Facto
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no person shall be punished for an act which is not a crime at the time it was committed
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Habeas Corpus
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Forces law enforcement to present a prisoner and show proof why they should be detained
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Legislative Process
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States in which a bill passes in order to become law
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Hopper
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Large box on the side of the clerks desk where bills are taken
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Private Bill
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Applies to certain persons or places and is specific
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Public Bill
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Applies to the nation as a while referring to public needs
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Discharge Petition
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A bill that is brought back for consideration after it has been put aside by congress
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junket
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A trip to a location affected by a bill
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calendar
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the order in which bills are taken
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