Law test chapter 1-3 test study guide
Administrative agency
governmental body formed to carry out particular laws
Case law
made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases
Civil disobedience
open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice
Civil law
group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals
Code
laws grouped into an organized form
Common law
law based on current standards or customs of the people
Constitution
document that sets forth the frame- work of the government and its relationship to the people
it governs
Criminal law
group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society
Equity
basic fairness
Ethics
deciding what is right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner
Jurisdiction
power of a court to decide a case
Laws
, enforceable rules of conduct in a society
Ordinance
legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission
Positive law
law based on the dictates of a central political authority
Procedural law
group of laws that define the meth- ods for enforcing legal rights and duties
Stare decisis
doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases
Statute
law enacted by state or federal legislatures
Substantive law
group of laws that define rights and duties
Amendment
change or alteration
Articles of Confederation
loose form of charter for common government adopted by the thirteen colonies prior to
adoption of the Constitution
Bill of rights
first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Browser
Internet scanning program
Civil rights
personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
Cyber law
law that is intended to govern the use of computers in e-commerce and the Internet
Administrative agency
governmental body formed to carry out particular laws
Case law
made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases
Civil disobedience
open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice
Civil law
group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals
Code
laws grouped into an organized form
Common law
law based on current standards or customs of the people
Constitution
document that sets forth the frame- work of the government and its relationship to the people
it governs
Criminal law
group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society
Equity
basic fairness
Ethics
deciding what is right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner
Jurisdiction
power of a court to decide a case
Laws
, enforceable rules of conduct in a society
Ordinance
legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission
Positive law
law based on the dictates of a central political authority
Procedural law
group of laws that define the meth- ods for enforcing legal rights and duties
Stare decisis
doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases
Statute
law enacted by state or federal legislatures
Substantive law
group of laws that define rights and duties
Amendment
change or alteration
Articles of Confederation
loose form of charter for common government adopted by the thirteen colonies prior to
adoption of the Constitution
Bill of rights
first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Browser
Internet scanning program
Civil rights
personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
Cyber law
law that is intended to govern the use of computers in e-commerce and the Internet
