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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
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