LGS 200 Exam 1 | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version
What are the 4 sources of the American Law? Where do they come from? - 1) US constitution: supreme law. 2) STATUATORY LAW: aka black letter law. statutes or laws passed by Congress/legislatures. we know the consequences of breaking them. 3) CASE LAW: aka common law. court decisions. 4)ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: regulations created by regulatory agencies, micromanage specific areas. which source of law is Supreme? - US constituion What is law? - **set of rules we all have to abide by** -laws need to be flexible-society changes. What is stare decisis? - let the decision stand, Stand on decided cases What are the branches of government and what do they do? - Executive - carries out laws (president, cabinet, vice-president) Legislative - makes laws (Congress -- House, Senate) Judicial - evaluates/interprets laws (Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, District Courts) **vehicle for change!!* Describe how law and ethics differ - -What is the morally right thing to do? -LEGAL does not equal ETHICAL Perfectly legal doenst mean perfectly ethical. Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm. (2010
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