law test one
Common Law
Laws which are based on the current needs and wants of the people and which can change over
time
Natural Law
God's law
Jurisdiction
Determining which court has the power to hear a particular case
English Common Law
One of the three most common legal systems in the world
Roman Civil Law
One of the three most common legal systems in the world
Religious Law
One of the three most common legal systems in the world
Appellate Court
A higher court which hears cases on appeal from a lower court
Case Law
Decisions made by an appellate court
Constitutional Law
The supreme law of the land
Statutes
Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government
Ordinances
Laws enacted at the city level
Supreme Court
, The court not legally bound to follow precedent
Government
Initiates a criminal case
Plaintiff
Initiates a civil case
Criminal Law
Law concerning behaviors viewed as offenses against society
Tort
A civil offense
Preponderance of the Evidence
Standard of proof in a civil case
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Standard of proof in a criminal case
Procedural Law
Law ensuring a defendant receives due process
Ethical Decision
Significant decision between right and wrong, based on reason not emotion, and impartial
Consequence-Based Reasoning
List alternatives, forecast consequences, evaluate greatest good
Rule-Based Reasoning Sources
Personal sources and human reasoning
Consequence-Based Reasoning
Ethical reasoning based on majority rule
Consistent-Rule Reasoning
Ethical reasoning using cut-off points
Civil Disobedience
Common Law
Laws which are based on the current needs and wants of the people and which can change over
time
Natural Law
God's law
Jurisdiction
Determining which court has the power to hear a particular case
English Common Law
One of the three most common legal systems in the world
Roman Civil Law
One of the three most common legal systems in the world
Religious Law
One of the three most common legal systems in the world
Appellate Court
A higher court which hears cases on appeal from a lower court
Case Law
Decisions made by an appellate court
Constitutional Law
The supreme law of the land
Statutes
Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government
Ordinances
Laws enacted at the city level
Supreme Court
, The court not legally bound to follow precedent
Government
Initiates a criminal case
Plaintiff
Initiates a civil case
Criminal Law
Law concerning behaviors viewed as offenses against society
Tort
A civil offense
Preponderance of the Evidence
Standard of proof in a civil case
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Standard of proof in a criminal case
Procedural Law
Law ensuring a defendant receives due process
Ethical Decision
Significant decision between right and wrong, based on reason not emotion, and impartial
Consequence-Based Reasoning
List alternatives, forecast consequences, evaluate greatest good
Rule-Based Reasoning Sources
Personal sources and human reasoning
Consequence-Based Reasoning
Ethical reasoning based on majority rule
Consistent-Rule Reasoning
Ethical reasoning using cut-off points
Civil Disobedience
