Government and Rights

Question 1

What is International Law?

Answer 1

Governs relationships BETWEEN independent nations.

Question 2

What is Domestic Law?

Answer 2

Governs activities WITHIN a nation’s border.

Question 3

Substantive Law?

Answer 3

Defines rights, duties, obligations of citizens and governments.

Question 4

What is Procedural Law?

Answer 4

Prescribes methods of enforcing rights and obligations of Substantive law.

** Substantive law has a public and private branch of law.

Question 5

Public Law?

Answer 5

Governs relationships between PRIVATE individuals and organizations.

Question 6

What are the laws under the Public branch?

Answer 6

Constitutional law, Administrative law, and Criminal law.

Question 7

What is Constitutional law?

Answer 7

It’s the interpretation and application of the Constitution.

Question 8

Administrative law?

Answer 8

Actions and operations of government agencies.

Question 9

Criminal law?

Answer 9

Identifies crime and prescribes punishment.

Question 10

Private Law?

Answer 10

Related to relationships BETWEEN individuals and states.

Question 11

What are the laws under the Private branch?

Answer 11

Tort law, Contract law, Family law, Wills & Estates, Property law, and Employment law.

Question 12

What is Tort law?

Answer 12

The civil branch is responsible for holding individuals or private organizations responsible for damages (to take the blame).

Question 13

Contract law?

Answer 13

The civil branch is committed to upholding agreements between individuals and organizations.

Question 14

Family law?

Answer 14

The civil branchhandles many areas of family life.

Question 15

What is Wills & Estates?

Answer 15

The civil branch that deals with property separation and distribution after death.

Question 16

Property law?

Answer 16

Individual rights to land, goods, and expression.

Question 17

and Employment law?

Answer 17

The civil branch controlling the relationship between the employer and the employee.

Question 18

What is International Law?

Answer 18

A summary of huge international legal events and problems.

Question 19

What is the Constitution?

Answer 19

A political basis that establishes a country’s laws and government structure.

It’s the MOST IMPORTANT document and is superior to all laws. It MUST be respected by citizens and followed by the government.

Question 20

Why are Constitutions necessary???

Answer 20

1) Limits power of government 2) Improves the rule of law 3) Protects individual rights …. and 4) Divides government powers.

Question 21

IMPORTANT about Constitutions…

Answer 21

Constitutions MUST be “LIVING” documents and they MUST have a technique for upgrading to meet societal changes; adaptable but steady.

Question 22

The Brief History of Constitutions

Answer 22

• U.S.A (1776) and France (1789)
• British North America Act, 1867
• Statue of Westministerter, 1931
• Bill of Rights, 1960
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982

Question 23

U.S.A (1776) and France (1789)

Answer 23

Are 2 democratic countries whose constitutions serve as models for many other democratic nations.