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10 Cards in this Set
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Black's Law Dictionary?
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a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force. That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or legal consequences is law.
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Standefer v. United States
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USSC let stand the criminal convictions of a Gulf Oil Corportaion executive for aiding and abetting the bribery of an IRS agent. Different juries may reach different results, one of the consequences we accept under our jury system
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Flexibility of the law
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US law evolves and changes along with the norms of society, technology and the growth and expansion of commerce in the US and world 13th, 14th amend, Plessy v ferguson, brown v board of education |
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13th amendment
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Slavery abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment of the constitution
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14th amendment
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Equal Protection Clause no state shall deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Equality for all.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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USSC held that Louisiana's separate but equal law did not violate the 14th amendment. Separating blacks in schools, bathrooms, etc...
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Brown v. Board of Education:
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USSC unanimously reversed prior precedent and held that the separate but equal doctrine violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment
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Legislative branch (Congress)
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Power to enact or make the law
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Executive (President)
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Has the power to enforce the law
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Judicial (Courts)
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Power to interpret and validate laws
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