JOMC 486: Mass Media Law American Law and Courts Quiz Questions With Correct Solutions.

JOMC 486: Mass Media Law American Law and Courts Quiz Questions With Correct Solutions. statute an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document; judicial branches decide whether it is constitutional or not major sources of American law -statutes -constitutions -common law -administrative regulations -executive orders constitutions describe the organization of government, the powers of the various branches of the government and the limitations on those powers judicial review the process by which judicial branches decide whether statutes are constitutional facial challenge the complaining party is arguing the language of the statute, on its face, makes it unconstitutional; over broad or too vague as-applied challenge even if the statute can be constitutionally applied in some cases, it was not constitutional to apply it to the complaining party in this particular instance common law concept comes from England; arises from the customs and practices of the people; it is not written down precedents earlier cases stare decisis "let the decision stand;" when judges follow the precedent, deciding the case before them in the same way the earlier case was decided administrative regu