Unit 1

Question 1

What does the law provide?

Answer 1

Stability, predictability, and continuity

Question 2

What is the law definition?

Answer 2

Enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society

Question 3

What is the business making decisions?

Answer 3

Environmental law and sustainability, contracts, intellectual property, internet law, social media, and privacy, sales, product liability, and torts

Question 4

Constitutional Law

Answer 4

Law expressed in constitutions (federal government and states have separate written constitutions)

Question 5

Statutory Law

Answer 5

Laws enacted by legislative bodies at any level of government, such as statutes passed by congress or by state legislatives

Question 6

Where does the law come from?

Answer 6

• Constitution, society (driven), legislative (house, senate), congress
• Federal law and state laws
• Previous cases

Question 7

What makes up the american law?

Answer 7

English common law and US Constitution

Question 8

What makes up the constitution?

Answer 8

Legislative (statues), Executive (regulation), and judicial (court rulings)

Question 9

Federal Law

Answer 9

Made, interpreted and enforced by US government

Question 10

State Law

Answer 10

Made, interpreted and enforced by each state

Question 10

Local Law

Answer 10

Made and enforced by each county, city or town

Question 11

What makes up the federal law?

Answer 11

Constitution, Statutes (the US code), Regulations (federal agencies), Rulings by federal courts

Question 12

What makes up state law?

Answer 12

State constitution, Statues (the indiana code), Regulations (state agencies), Rulings by state courts

Question 13

What makes up local law?

Answer 13

Local ordinances and local administrative regulations

Question 14

Plaintiff

Answer 14

Person who files a lawsuit (civil cases = person who is seeking damages from another party OR criminal = the people, represented by prosecutor)

Question 15

Defendant

Answer 15

Person who is being sued (civil = person who allegedly injured the plaintiff OR criminal = the accused)

Question 16

Words for Criminal case

Answer 16

Indictment, charges filed, arrest, nail, out on bond, prosecutor, prosecution, innocent, guilty, jail, sentence, incarcerated, etc.

Question 17

Words for Civil Case

Answer 17

Lawsuit, filed suit, liability, failed duty, personal injury, emotional suffering, seeking money and damages, etc.

Question 18

Stare Decisis

Answer 18

“To stand on decided cases” - A decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar principles in fact

Question 19

Case of First Impression

Answer 19

No stare decisis, therefore a decision must be made

Question 20

What do courts use?

Answer 20

The appropriate constitution, appropriate statutes, appropriate regulations, court decisions from similar cases (common law, stare decisis, case of first impression)

Question 21

General Priority Rules

Answer 21

Federal law over state law

Question 22

Criminal Law

Answer 22

Power of the government to charge/prosecute individuals for crimes

Question 23

What is insider trading considered?

Answer 23

Federal criminal law

Question 24

Civil Law

Answer 24

Right of individuals to seek resolution of disputes in court

Question 25

What is driving under the influence considered?

Answer 25

State criminal law

Question 26

What would a shareholder lawsuit be considered?

Answer 26

Federal civil law

Question 27

What would a car accident be considered?

Answer 27

State civil law

Question 28

Jurisdiction

Answer 28

The power of a court to hear a case and issue a decision that is binding on the parties

Question 29

Required Jurisdiction

Answer 29

Subject matter and the people