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48 Cards in this Set
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Laws
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enforceable rules of conduct in a society
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Common Law
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law based on the current standards or customs of the people
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Positive Law
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law dictated from above in this fashion
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Jurisdiction
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the power to decide a case
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Equity
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fairness
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Sovereign
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most powerful person
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Precedent
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decision made before, all after decision based on it
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Injunction
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an order to stop something being done
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Constitusion
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is a document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs
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Statutes
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acting for their citizens, these legislatures enact laws
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Bill of Right
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1st 10 amendment
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Ordinances
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pieces of legislation created by a town or city council or by a country board..
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Case Law
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the judicial branch of governments creates
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Stare dicisis
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effectiveness of case law arises out of the doctrine
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Administrative agancies
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govern bodies formed to carry put particular laws
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Criminal Law
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citizens' right to live in peace is violated
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Adhere
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to follow
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Procedure law
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sets forth how rights and responsibilities can by legally exercised
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Substantive law
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defines right and duty
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Tort
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private wrongs against people or organization
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Crime
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an offense against society rather than individuals
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Ethics
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knowing the different between what right and wrong
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Civil Disobedience
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an open, peacefull, violation of a law
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Ethical system
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composed of ethics
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Compilation
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put together, the act
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Impartiality
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don't play favorite
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Business ethics
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ethical principles used in making business decisions
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Fidelity bond
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insurance policy that pay the employer money in the case of theft by employees
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Intergrity
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what is right in the face of temptation or pressure to do otherwise
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Declaration of Independence
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asserted the rights the colonies desired
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Articles of Confederation
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united 13 colonies under 1 charter
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U.s Constitution
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new governmental framework in the form
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Civil right
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shield for the personal, natural rights of the individuals
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Due to process of law
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a defendant over whom jurisdiction has been established must provided adequate notice and a proper hearing
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System of checks and balances
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created and balance power among 3 branches
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Impeachment cases
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Throw out of the office for the misconduct against govern.
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Political party
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a private organization of citizens who elect and promote for election
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Amendment
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a change or modification
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Democracy
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every adult citizen may vote on all issues
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Republic
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representative democracy
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Interstate commerce
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trade between one or more state
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Intratate commerce
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trade within its own borders
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Cyberlaw
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law that governs the use of computers in e-commerce
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Hypertext
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non linear format for the publishing of information
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Browser
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scanning program access a wide of body of information
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Miller v. California
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deciding that the questionable materials were to be judged by the standards of the community effected
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Spamming
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the practice of sending requested bulk e-mail
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Roth v. United States
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court stripped away the protection of the 1st Amendment
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