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Constitution |
Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs. |
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statutes |
acting for their citizens, these legislatures enact laws |
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ordinances |
these pieces of legislation created by a town or city council or by a county board or commision |
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case law |
The judicial branch of government creates case law after a trial has ended |
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administrative agencies |
governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws |
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civil law |
refers to the group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them |
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Criminal Law |
when the citizens right to live in peace is violated by such activity |
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procedural law |
sets forth how rights and responsibilities can be legally exercised and enforced through the legal system |
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substantive law |
defines rights and duties |
