Bussiness Law Chapter 1 And 2

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Laws

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enforceable rules of conduct in a society, typically reflect the culture and circumstances that create them.

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Code

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laws may be grouped into an organized form referred.

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Common Law

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Law based on the current standards or customs of the law

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Positive Law

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law dictated fom above in its fashion

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Jurisdiction

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the power to decide a case over the most important cases

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Equity

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basic fairness

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Jury

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panel of citizens sworn by a court to decide issues of fact in court cases

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Injunction

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an order from the court for somebody not to do something

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Constitution

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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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Statutes

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law enacted by state or federal legislatures

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Ordinance

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law that is created by a town or city council

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Case Law

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created by the judicial branch of government. made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases

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Stare decisis

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doctrine rquires that lower courts must follow established case in deciding similar cases

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Administrative agencies

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governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws.

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Civil Law

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within the common law system refers to the group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them

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Crime

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is an offense against society rather than individuals

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Criminal law

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when the citizens' right to live in peace in violated by such activity

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Procedural law

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sets forth how rights and responsibilites can be legally exercised and enforced through the legal system

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Ethics

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a collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial desicion as to what is right and wrong

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Impartiality

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is the idea that the same ethical standards apply to everyone

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Civil disobedience

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open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice

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Substantive Law

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defines rights and duties

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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

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widely adopted set of laws pertaining to business

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Ethical System

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composed of an organized and consistent compilation of such standards usually such an authority

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Business Ethics

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are the ethical principles used in making business decisions

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Declaration of Independence

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document drafted by representatives of the 13 original colonies that asserts the rights desired by the colonists

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Articles of Confederation

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loose form of charter for common government adopted by the 13 colonies prior to adoption of the Constitution, united in 1781

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U.S. Constitution

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document that consists of seven articles that provide a workable framework for our federal government

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Bill of Rights

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the first ten amendments to the Constitution

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Civil Rights

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personal, human rights recognized and guaranted by the U.S. Constitution

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Due Process of Law

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constitutional requirements for fundamental fairness in our legal and court systems

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Poll tax

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required each citizen to pay a specifc amount to be eligible to vote

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System of checks and balances

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created a balance of power among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the government

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Legislative branch

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makes the law

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Executive branch

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headed by the president and the vice president

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Judicial branch

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headed by the Supreme court

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Impeachment cases

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are criminal proceedings against a government official for misconduct in office

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Political party

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private organizations of citizens who select and promote candidates

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Amendment

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change or modification

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Democracy

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every adult citizens may vote on all issues

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republic

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citizens elect representatives to decide issues

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Sovereignty

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supreme political authority free from external control

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interstate commerce

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federal government has exclusive power to regulate, or commerce that affects trade between states and foreign commerce

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intrastate commerce

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within its own borders

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Cyberlaw

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governs the use of computers in e-commerec and, more generally, the internet

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Browser

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use of a scanning program

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unconstitutional

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any type of law is declared invalid by a state or federal court becasuse it conflicts with a constitution