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41 Cards in this Set
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Law
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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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law based on the current standards or customs of the people
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common law
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law based on the current standards or customs of the poeple
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positive law
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law dictated above in the fashion
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jurisdiction
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the power to decide a case
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equity
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someone who has usually a high clergyman respected for his fairness
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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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acting for their citizens, the legislatures enact laws
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bill of rights
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first ten amendments
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ordinances
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these pieces of legislation created by a town or city council or by a county board or commission
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stare decisis
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Latin for "let the decision stand "
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intersate
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between two or more states
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intrastate
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within the state
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administrative agencies
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governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws
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criminal law
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when citizens' right to live in peace is violated by such activity
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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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ethics
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a collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as what is right or wrong
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civil disobedience
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an open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice
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ethical system
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composed of and organized and consistent complication of such standards usually set down by an established authority
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impartiality
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the idea that the same ethical standards apply to everyone
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business ethics
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ethical principles used in making business decisions
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utitlitarianism
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ethical system the reflects the work of two philosophers
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fidelity bond
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an insurance policy that pays the employer money in the case of theft by employees
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declaration of independence
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July 4, 1776, delegates from the 13 original american colonies to the second continental congress, meeting in philidelphia
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articles of confederation
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the 13 former colonies, each with its own independent form of government, united in 1781 under a charter
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us constitution
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instead of doing a patchwork repair of the articles, it created an entirely new government framework
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civil rights
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through the bill of rights and other amendments that were to follow, the constitution became a shield for the personal, natural rights of the indevidual
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due process of law
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a defendant over whom jurisdiction has been established must be provided adequate notice and a proper hearingly
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poll tax
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each citizen to pay a specific amount to be eligible to vote
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system of checks and balances
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the 55 delegates who drafted the us constitution
displayed great foresight |
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impeachment cases
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criminal proceeding against a government official for misconduct in office
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impeach
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to get rid of
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political party
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a private organization of citizen who select and promote candidate for election to public office
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amendment
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a change
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democracy
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government system in which citizens vote directly to decide issues
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republic
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representative democracy
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sovereingty
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freedom from external control
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cyber law
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law that governs the use of computers in e-commerce and, more generally, the internet
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browser
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the use of a scanning program
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hypertext
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nonlinear format for the publishing of info used to send e-mail, transfer mountains of data, and converse in chat rooms
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spamming
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sending requested bulk e-mails
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