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10 Cards in this Set
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Common Law
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Judge-made law
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Stare Decisis
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"Let the decision stand," that is, the ruling from a previous case.
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Precedent
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An earlier case that decided the issue.
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Bill
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A proposed statute, submitted to Congress or a state legislature.
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Veto
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The power of the president to reject legislation passed by Congress.
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Subpoena
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An order to appear at a particular place and time. A subpoena duces tecum requires the person to produce certain documents or things.
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Adjudicate
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To hold a formal hearing about an issue and then decide it.
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Administrative law judge
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An agency employee who acts as an impartial decision-maker.
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De novo decision
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The power of an appellate court or board to ignore a lower judge's ruling and make its own decision.
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Bystander Rule
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The common law bystander rule holds that, generally, no one has a duty to assist someone in peril unless the bystander himself created the danger. Courts have carved some exceptions during the last 100 yrs., but the basic rule still stands. (pp. 76-79)
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