Vocab 1 Flashcards
A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and their society.
Law
The state of being legally responsible (liable) for something, such as a debt or obligation.
Liability
A document that establishes the law on a particular issue, such as a constitution, a statue, an administrative rule, or a court decision.
Primary Source of Law
A publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a legal treatise, or an article in a law review.
Secondary Source of Law
The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of the various states.
Constitutional Law
The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to constitutional law, administrative law, or case law).
Statutory Law
A reference to a publication in which a legal authority- such as a statue or a court decision- or other source can be found.
Citation
A regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body that becomes part of that state’s statutory law.
Ordinance
A model law developed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for the states to consider enacting into statue.
Uniform Law
The body of law created by administrative agencies in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities.
Administrative Law
A federal or state government agency created by the legislature to perform a specific function, such as to make and enforce rules pertaining to the environment.
Administrative Agency
A statute enacted by Congress that authorizes the creation of an administrative agency and specifies the name, composition, purpose, and powers of the agency being created.
Enabling Legislation
To render a judicial decision. The trail-like proceeding in which an administrative law judge hears and resolves disputes involving an administrative agency’s regulations.
Adjudicate
The procedure used by administrative agencies in administering the law.
Administrative Process
The process by which an administrative agency formally adopts a new regulation or amends an old one.
Rulemaking
An administrative agency rule that carries the same weight as a congressionally enacted statute.
Legislative Rule
A nonbinding rule or policy statement issued by an administrative agency that explains how it interprets and intends to apply the statutes it enforces.
Interpretive Rule
One who presides over an administrative agency hearing and has the power to administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of evidence, and make determinations of fact.
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
