4U - Chap 4 "Law, Society, & Legal Reform"
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Kyoto protocol | (2005) controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries |
| Lobby group | Organization which represents and/or speaks on behalf of specific areas of business/interests |
| Lobbyist | Representative who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making. Usually works for a lobby group. |
| Civil Rights movement | 1950/60's: People organized to demand equal rights for African Americans and other minorities, mainly in the USA. Marches, speeches, boycotts, etc. |
| Enemy Aliens | An alien residing in a country at war with the country of which he or she is a citizen (i.e. the Japanese in Canada/USA during WW2 were treated as such) |
| Secular | Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal |
| Religion | Belief in a supernatural power or powers. I.e. God. |
| Morality | Concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong |
| Divine Right of Kings | The belief that the authority of kings comes directly from God |
| Monogamous | The state or custom of being married/committed to one person at a time |
| Bigamy | The offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred |
| Polygamy | Having more than one spouse at a time |
| Natural Law | God's or nature's law that defines right from wrong and is higher than human law |
| Positive Law | Law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
| Family Law | Laws that govern marriage, common-law partnerships, and child custody. |
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