Chapter 1 Review Flashcards
What are the three ways to make ethical decisions?
Feelings and opinions
Golden Rule
Greatest Good
Why are laws necessary in society?
People don’t always do what their supposed to
How can ethics and the law sometimes conflict?
Ethics is based on morality and laws, you are forced to follow them
Five sources of law in the United States
Federal and State Constitutions
English Common Law
Statutes
Court Decisions
Administrative Law
What is the Supreme Law of our country?
U.S. Constitution
How many parts is the U.S. Constitution divided into?
Three Parts
What is the Bill Of Rights?
First 10 Amendments of the Constitution. Protects individual liberty and rights of people accused of crimes
At what levels of government are statutory laws passed?
State Statutes - State Legislatures
Federal Statutes - Passed by Congress
Local Statutes - City Counsels / Town Board Meetings
What’s the meaning of common law?
When judges refer to previous cases with similar circumstances
How was common law developed?
Magistrates (judges), traveled around and decided cases and shared their decisions with other judges.
What court is the final authority regarding the constitutionality of laws at all levels of government,
The Supreme Court
Four Functions of Administrative Agencies
Make their own rules
Enforce their own rules
Investigate violations of their rules
Decide the guilt or innocence of the violators
The supreme law of the land is the
Constitution
An action or law that is no longer valid has been declared
Unconstitutional
The rules and procedures established by regularity agencies are called
Administrative Law
