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Laws

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enforceable rules of conduct in a society

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Code

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laws based on the current standards or customs of the people

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positive law

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law based on the dictates of a central political authority

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Jurisdiction

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the power the deiced a case--- over the most important cases

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Precedent

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a decision has been made already so all the other decision will be based on the first one

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equityy

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FAIRNESS

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injuction

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order to stop something in being done

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damages

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the court will make who ever did you wrong pay you money

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constitution

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is a document that sets forth the framework of government and it's relationship to the people it governs

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allocating

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gives it to you

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bill of rights

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the first 10 amendments

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intERstate

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occurs between 2 states

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intRAstate

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occurs within one state and i left in that state

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statues

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created by legislative

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ordinants

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a law within a city

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case law

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usually is made after the trail has ended and one of the parties has appealed the higher result to a higher court.

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stare decisis

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a procedural law

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administration agencies

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are 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 allows individuals to seek legal remedy

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administrative law

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rules and regulations

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criminal law

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group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offense against society

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procedural law

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sets forth how rights and respondsibilities can be legally excised and enforces through the legal system

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substantive law

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defines rights and duties

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uniform commercial code

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is a widlely adopted set of laws pertaining to business

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criminal procedures

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the process for enforcing law when someone is charge with a crime

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civil procedures

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used to achieve the same and when a civil law has been violated

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business law

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covers rules that apply to business situations and transactions

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crime

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is an offence against society rather than individuals

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torts

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such private wrongs(civil offense )

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ethics

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is a collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment forming the basis for a resoned imparcial decision as to what is right or wrong

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impartitality

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is that the same ethical standards apply to everyone

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ethical system

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is a compound of an organized and consistent compilation of such standards usually set down by an established authority

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business ethics

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are the ethical principles used in making business decisions

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Kantian ethics

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an ethical system developed by German philosopher Emanuel Kant in the 18 centry , human reasoning also can show what is wrong or righht

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utilitarianism

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an ethical system that refects the work of two philosopher

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universalize

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to help in determining what actions were fundamentally wrong

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fidelity bonds

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is an insurance policy that pays the employer money in the case of theft by employees

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scofflaws

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persons who do not respect the law at all

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intergrity

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the capacity to do what is right in the face of temptation or pressure to do other wise

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civil disobedience

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open peaceful violation of law to protest it's alleged, or supposed justice

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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 colonist

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articles of confeneration

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the 13 former colonies , each with its own independence form of government united in 1781

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U.S constitutions

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

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civil rights

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personal , human rights recognized and guaranteed by the us. constitution

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due process of law

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taken to mean that , at a minimum , a defendant over whom jurisdiction has been established must be provided a equal notice and proper hearing

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polltax

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that requires each citizens to pay a specifically mentioned in the constitution or bill of rights

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systems of checks and balances

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balances of power among the legislative judicial , and executive branch of the government

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impeachment case

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criminal proceedings against a government official for misconducts in office

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political party

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a private organization of a citizens who select and promote candidates for election to public office

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amendment

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a change or modification

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democacy

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governmental system in which citizens vote directly to decided issue

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republic

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representative democracy voters select their representative

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sovereighty

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sens means supreme political authority free from external control

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intERstate commerce

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commerce that affects trade between states and foreign commerce

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intRAstate commerce

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trade within borders

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cyberlaw

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law that governors use of computers in e-commerce and , more generally , the internet.

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hypertext

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a non filter format for the publishing of in formation use email transfer mountains of data and converse in chat rooms

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browser

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internet scanning program

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spamming

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the practice of unrequited bulk e-mailing to hundred of thousand potential