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19 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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Laws that are grouped into organized form.
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COMMON LAW
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Law based on the current standards or customs of the people.
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POSITIVE LAW
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Laws set down by a sovereign or central authority to prevent disputes.
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JURISDICTION
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The power to decide a case-over the most important cases.
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EQUITY
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Fairness
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Constitution
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Political and legal documents
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Statutes
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Laws which are passed by legislatures
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Ordinance
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Laws passed by a municipal legislation, such as a city council or township commissioners
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Case Law
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Laws made after a trial has ended and one of the parties has appealed the result to a higher court
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Stare Decisis
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The legal doctrine that requires lower courts to follow established case law in decided similar cases ("to adhere to decided cases").
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Administrative Agencies
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Governmental bodies created by federal, state and local legislatures to carry out particular laws.
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Criminal Law
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Laws that govern a citizens' right to live in peace
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Civil Law
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The group of laws that attempt to corrects wrongs against indivdual persons.
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Procedural Law
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Laws dealing with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties.
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Substantive Law
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Laws defining rights and duties of conduct except those involved in enforcement.
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Ethic
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How most people act. It can be above or below positive law.
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civil disobedience
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is an open,peaceful,violation of a law to protest its alleged ,or supposed ,injustice.
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