Quiz 1 Flashcards
Define Law
the rules of conduct or action prescribed is formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority
Legislative branch does what…
prescribes the law
Judicial branch does what…
binds the law
Executive branch does what…
enforces the law
The government does what…
controlling authority
Common law
judge made law, when legislature has not enacted a law
Precedent
the correct decision in court
Stare decisis
let the decision stand
Statutes
an act of legislature that declares, prescribes, or commands something a specific law
Sources of law
- U.S constitution
- Statutes enacted by congress
- Treaties, made by the president
what determines the order of importance for sources of law?
Article VI
Agencies put forth…
Rules, Regulations, Administrative adjudications
Executive order
minor stuff does not have to go back to congress, the president can just do it.
- come and go depending on president
- another source of law
National Government
Federal court decisions
-another source of law
Local government
the creation of the state
- not in the constitution
- made up from the state itself
Charter
(like a constitution) description of an organizations functions, by a county’s legislative or sovereign power
Types of Law
1. Common Law
(made by judges) fills gaps where there are no statutes. Judge made law, the legislature had not acted
Types of Law
2. Statutory Law
enacted by legislatures