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18 Cards in this Set
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What is a law? |
A general rule of conduct. |
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Who enforces the law? |
The government enforces the law. |
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What is public law? |
Public law deals with relationships between people and government. |
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What is private law? |
Private law deals with relationships between individuals. |
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What are the two types of laws? |
Public law, private law |
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What is common law? |
Common law is derived from judicial decisions. |
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What is a common law principle? |
Laws established in a higher court are followed by the lower courts in that state. |
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What is statutory law? |
Statutory law is written law that comes from legislation. |
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Does the constitution take precedence over the constitution and laws of states and local jurisdictions? |
Yes. |
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What is the administrative law? |
Administrative law is issued by administrative agencies and is public. |
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Who gives the administrative agencies power? |
Congress. |
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Does each state have its own system for a administrative law? |
Yes. |
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What does separation of powers mean? |
No one branch of government dominates the other two. |
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What are the three types of governments? |
Legislative branch, executive branch, judicial branch. |
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Which branch of governments enacts laws? |
Legislative branch. |
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Which branch of government enforces the law? |
The executive branch. |
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Which branch of government resolves disputes? |
Judicial branch. |
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What does DHHS stand for? |
Department Of Health And Human Services. |
