Orgins of Law
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Administrative Law | rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies |
| Allegiance | loyalty to one's country |
| Civil disobediance | an open peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice |
| commercial law | concerned with business transactions and the operation of business establishments |
| common law | unwritten law that evolves from the customs and traditions of society |
| constitution | a document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society |
| expatriation | the act of abandoning one's country and giving up citizenship |
| international law | concerned with the connduct of nations in their relations with each other |
| judicial review | the right established by Marbury v. Madison for the court system to examine the decision of a lower court, the exectutive branch or the legislative branch |
| Law | rules of conduct established by the government of a society to maintain stability and justice in that society |
| law of precedent | when a judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when deciding a case with similar circumstances also called "stare decisis" |
| municipal | relating to a city or town |
| ordinances | laws enacted by local municipal governmental bodies |
| stare decisis | "let the decision stand", another name for the law of precedent or case law |
| Statutes | laws enacted by legislative bodies |
| Supremacy | the highest authority; US Constitution has supremacy over state laws, state laws have supremacy over local laws |
| treason | betrayal or disloyalty to one's country |
| unconstitutional | a law that is not agreeable with the constitution and is no longer valid |
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