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What |are |laws? |How |has |the |need |for |law |changed |over |time? |- |correct |answersLaws |are |
enforceable |rules |of |conduct |in |a |society. |The |need |for |law |has |not |changed |much; |people |still
|make |the |same |mistakes |and |still |need |the |same |protections |from |the |conduct |of |others.




Identify |and |explain |the |four |Stages |in |the |Growth |of |Law? |- |correct |answers1) |Individuals |are |
free |to |take |revenge |for |wrongs |to |them. |2) |A |leader |acquires |enough |power |to |persuade |or |
force |revenge |minded |individuals |to |accept |an |award |of |goods |or |money |instead. |3) |System |of
|courts |4) |Leader |or |central |authority |acts |to |prevent |or |punish |wrongs.




What |is |the |origin |of |the |US |legal |system? |- |correct |answersEnglish |common |law |and |the |
Roman |civil |law



What |is |the |only |state |in |the |US |that |has |a |civil |law |system? |- |correct |answersLouisiana



Identify |and |explain |the |five |sources |of |law |- |correct |answersConstitutions, |statutes, |
ordinances, |case |law, |administrative |law.



What |is |the |meaning |of |ethics? |How |do |they |relate |to |law? |- |correct |answersEthics |are |a |
collection |of |standards |of |conduct |and |moral |judgement |forming |the |basis |for |a |reasoned, |
impartial |decision |as |to |what |is |right |or |wrong. |An |ethical |system |is |composed |of |an |organized
|and |consistent |compilation |of |such |standards |usually |set |down |by |an |established |authority; |


the |law |is |such |an |authority.



Consequence-based |reasoning |- |correct |answersRightness/wrongness |is |based |only |on |the |
results |of |the |action; |acts |alone |have |no |ethical/moral |character...based |on |consequences.

, Rule-based |ethical |reasoning |- |correct |answersActs |are |either |right |or |wrong, |wrongs |cannot |
be |justified |based |on |consequences |(ex: |truth |is |always |right |and |lying |is |always |wrong)



What |is |civil |disobedience? |How |do |they |relate |to |law? |- |correct |answersSometimes |
individuals |concerns |for |justice |compels |them |to |violate |what |they |consider |to |be |an |unjust |
law |(a |law |they |believe |to |be |in |conflict |with |ethical |reasoning). |An |open, |peaceful, |violation |
of |a |law |to |protest |its |alleged, |or |supposed, |injustice. |Goal |is |not |to |advance |own |self |interest |
but |to |make |the |legal |system |better.



What |are |the |different |ways |disputes |can |be |resolved |without |going |to |court? |- |correct |
answersLitigator, |mediator, |negotiation |and |a |Arbitrator



What |does |a |litigator |do? |- |correct |answersLitigation |is |a |formal |method |of |resolving |disputes |
that |involves |bring |a |civil |action, |or |lawsuit, |to |solve |the |dispute.



What |does |a |mediator |do? |- |correct |answersIn |mediation, |an |impartial |third |party, |the |
mediator, |helps |the |parties |discuss |their |dispute |and |come |to |a |mutually |agreeable |solution.



What |does |negotiation |do? |- |correct |answersNegotiation |is |any |form |of |"unfacilitated" |
communication |in |which |people |involved |in |a |dispute |discuss |steps |they |could |take |to |resolve |
a |dispute |between |them.



What |does |an |arbitrator |do? |- |correct |answersIn |Arbitration, |disputes |are |submitted |to |a |
neutral |decision |maker |through |presentation |of |evidence |and |arguments.



How |do |courts |settle |disputes? |- |correct |answersA |court |may |award |damages |or |order |other |
appropriate |relief |in |resolving |private |disputes |and |impose |punishment |in |criminal |cases.