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Purpose of law correct answers Law exists to influence behavior; seek to deter or influence certain behavior; we do the same with civil law types of law correct answers criminal, civil, religious, international Types of law and ways of describing law correct answers Constitutions: set government structure and prevent other units from passing laws Statutes: acts as a part of legislature Common law: law made and applied leading to precedents (stare decisis) by courts Equity- authority of a court to order something Statutory law correct answers our legal representatives pass laws (both civil and criminal) in the form of statutes and codes Common Law correct answers Courts make law in the way that they interpret law- we call this case aw. We adopt the common law from England, and we have added to it over the past 230 years. Many of the "rights" that we hold dear to us come from the common law (case law)-'right to privacy' Priority Rules correct answers Federal law defeats conflicting State law US Constitution defeats inconsistent laws of whatever type If federal statute over domestic matter; the measure later in time prevails A state statute defeats an inconsistent state administrative regulation Classifications of Law correct answers Criminal and Civil Law- government prosecution vs. private prosecutions Substantive Law and Procedural Law- rights/ duties in society vs. behavior of government bodies Public and Private Law- powers of government and private parties vs rights/duties owed each other Statutory and common law Federal and State law Criminal Law (statutory in nature) correct answers Felony Misdemeanor Civil Law (statutory and case made in nature) correct answers contract law property law tort law Administrative law/ code law Police Powers correct answers Authority over contracts, real property, business associations, liquor liability, most criminal law, family law, tort law, etc.