American Government Final Exam

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Law made or given by God in the scriptures

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Revealed law

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This law that cannot be broken. God's moral laws bind all people all times.

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Revealed Law

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Law that is discernible by all men as image bearers of God

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Natural law

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This law is written on man's heart and he is without excuse

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natural law

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This law is revealed through man's conscience

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Natural law

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We can know about God through nature

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higher law

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we know God through his Bible and Christ

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higher law

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God has revealed elements of his will to the law

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Higher law

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This law is unchangeable

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higher law

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law mad by man for the purpose of ruling man

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positive law

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command based on relationship between ruler and the ruled

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positive law

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man-made with only human will as its basis

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positive law

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to be effective, man's law must be in sync with revealed law

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positive law

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it is changeable

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positive law

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law by judges sometimes called "case law" or "bench law"

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common law

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based on historical custom and tradition--tends to be unwritten

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common law

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it is law because "that's the way we have always done it"

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common law

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It is bench-made law by judges rather than a fixed body of rules like modern civil law codes

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Common law

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Operates off the principle of stare decesis "let the decision stand"

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Common law

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Law made by legislatures or some authoritative body

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statutory law

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it is codified and written

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Statutory law

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Invented when common law did not render an adequate remedy

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equity

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Created to provide compensation or action not covered by common or statutory law

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equity

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attempts to make restitution

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equity

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remediation is usually in the form of a writ

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equity

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write issued by a court to stop an action

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injunction

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writ issued by the court to compel someone or a group to act

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court order

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Law based on a written document

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constitutional law

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considered our "fundamental law"

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constitutional law

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Where were United States Constitution derived from?

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Royal Charters from the king and Compacts and covenants

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Law made by bureaucratic agencies

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administrative law

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agencies receive the law from the Congress

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administrative law

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agencies then make rules and regulations we follow

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administrative law

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They declare laws constitutional or non-constitutional

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judicial review

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What was the first court declaration of executive action being unconstitutional

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Little v. Barreme or the Flying Fish case

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What was the 1st type of lower court

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Consitutional Courts

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Congress has created two kinds of lower Federal Court that handle cases that need not got to the Supreme Court

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Constitutional and Legislative Courts

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Which court has it's authority rests in article III of constitution

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Constitutional Courts

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How many courts of appeals are there?

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12

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How many district court's are there?

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94 in 50 states