Chapter 1 Introduction Flashcards

1
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consists of the enforceable rules of conduct that govern commercial relationships

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business law

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2
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the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties

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law

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3
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regulates disputes between private individuals or groups (if a store owner is delinquent in paying rent to the landlord, the resulting dispute is governed by ?

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private law

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4
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controls disputes between private individuals or groups and their government (if a store dumps waste behind its building in violation of local, state, or federal environmental regulations ____ law will resolve the dispute)

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public law

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5
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lays our the rights and responsibilities implied in relationships between persons and between persons and their government. It also identifies the remedies available when someone’s rights are violated

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criminal law

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6
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capacity that is designated to be used in part for the Devices, including components or parts thereof, and in part for other purposes

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cyberlaw

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7
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the general limits and powers of these governments as stated in their written constitutions

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constitutional law

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8
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a written law passed by a legislative body

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statute

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9
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the assortment of statutes, or rules and regulations put forth by legislatures

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statutory law

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10
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a collection of all the laws in one convenient location

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the codes

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11
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A law created to account for the variability of laws among states; serves to standardize the otherwise different interstate laws.

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Model (uniform law)

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12
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the collection of legal interpretations made by judges (these are law unless revoked later by new statutory law)

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case law

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13
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past decisions in similar cases that guide later decisions

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precedent

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14
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rulings made in higher court become binding precedent for lower courts

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stare decisis

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15
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summaries of the common law rules in a particular area of the law that have been enacted by most states

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restatements of the law

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16
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the collection of rules and decisions made by a huge number of of administrative agencies

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administrative law

17
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a binding agreement between two states or international organizations

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treaty

18
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directives requiring that officials in the executive branch perform their functions in a particular manner

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executive orders

19
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certain ethical laws and principles believed to be morally right and above the laws devised by humans

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natural law

20
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because society requires authority, a legal and authoritarian hierarchy should exist

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legal positivism

21
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on the grounds that some higher law or body of moral principles connects all of us in the human community

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identification with the vulnerable

22
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when ruling on a case, judges need to consider more than just the law, they also weigh factors such as social and economic conditions, since legal guidelines were designed by humans and exist in an ever changing environment

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legal realism

23
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A theory of applying the law based on concrete problems to ensure that law is an effective method of ensuring that law is a form of social control that harmonizes the conflicting interest of individuals in society

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sociological jurisprudence

24
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possible guide to legal change, choosing the alternatives that maximized benefits and minimized costs

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cost benefit analysis

25
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the general limits and powers of these governments as stated in their written constitutions

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constitutional law