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enforceable rules of conduct in a society and reflects the culture and circumstances that create them
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Laws
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laws grouped into an organized form
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code
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the powerful leader or authority
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sovereign
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laws based on the the current standards or customs of the people (English common law)
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common law
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Laws set down by the sovereign or other central authority to prevent disputes and wrongs from happening in the first place (Roman Civil law)
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Positive law
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Power of a court to decide a case
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Jurisdiction
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The panel of citizens sworn by a court to decide issue of fact in court cases
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Jury
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The courts use prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases
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Precedent
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basic fairness
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equity
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Stops something from being done
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injunction
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A document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs
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Constitution
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When constitutions are adopted or amended or when courts interpret constitutions
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constitutional law
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The first 10 amendments of the U.S constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Trade and other commercial intercourse between or among businesses in different states
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Interstate commerce
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commerce conducted wholly within one state
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Intrastate commerce
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Law enacted by state or federal legislation
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statutes
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legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board
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ordinance
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Made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding similar cases
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case law
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Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases
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stare decisis
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rules and regulations
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administrative laws
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Legal rules are used that determine which statement of the law is superior to the other and should therefore be enforced. They hold that federal law prevails over state law and state law prevails over local law
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supremacy
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A type of law that is declared invalid by a state or federal court b/c it conflicts with a constitution
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unconstitutional
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Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals
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civil law
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Private wrongs (civil offenses) against people or organizations
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Torts
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An offense against society rather than indiviuals
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crime
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Group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society
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criminal law
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Group of law that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties
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procedural laws
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Group of laws that define rights and duties
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substantive laws
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The process for enforcing the law when someone is charged with a crime
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Criminal procedure
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The process for enforcing the law when a civil law has been violated
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civil procedure
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Covers rules that apply to business situations and transactions
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Business Law
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A widely adopted uniform business law
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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
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A practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner.
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Ethics
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The idea that the same ethical standards are applied to everyone
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Impartiality
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The ethical principles used in making business decisions
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Business ethics
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You picture everyone doing the action and then ask yourself "Would the result be irrational, illogical, or demeaning?"
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universalizing
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an insurance policy that pays the employer money in the case of theft by employees
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fidelity bonds
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people that do not respect the laws
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scofflaws
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the capacity to do what is right in the face of temptation of pressure to do otherwise
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integrity
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An open peaceful violation of a low to protest its alleged, or supposed injustice (ethical)
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civil disobedience
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