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Constitutions }- }correct }answers✔✔a }relatively }permanent }document }or }group }of
}documents }which }set }out }the }fundamental }principles }that }determine }the }powers }and
}duties }of }a }jurisdictions }government }and }the }rights }of }the }people }of }the }jurisdiction
Statutes }- }correct }answers✔✔laws }enacted }by }the }legislative }branch. }declare, }command,
}or }prohibit }something
Administrative }Regulations }- }correct }answers✔✔rules }or }orders }adopted }by }agencies
}within }the }executive }branch
Treaties }and }International }Agreements }- }correct }answers✔✔formal }agreements }between
}two }or }more }countries
Case }Law }- }correct }answers✔✔law }created }by }a }jurisdiction's }courts }and }found }I }the
}courts' }written }decisions
Parliamentary }Democracies }- }correct }answers✔✔the }legislative }ranch, }usually }known }as
}the }parliament, }has }ultimate }authority }for }making }all }laws.
US }Legislature }- }correct }answers✔✔House }of }Representatives }and }Senate
Congress }- }correct }answers✔✔Legislative }branch }of }the }federal }government
State }Legislature }- }correct }answers✔✔legislative }branch }of }the }state }government
US/State }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔all }of }the }laws }enacted }by }each }legislative }body.
}Further }subdivided }into }discrete }sections }that }each }regulate }a }specific }area. }For
,}example, }the }federal }tax }laws }are }found }in }a }portion }referred }to }as }the }Internal }Revenue
}Code
State }Insurance }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔a }portion }of }each }state }code }that }is }devoted }to
}regulating }the }insurance }industry }in }that }state
Administrative }Agencies }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }administering }specific
}aspects }of }the }law
Department }of }Treasury }- }correct }answers✔✔primary }responsibility }for }administering
}federal }banking }and }tax }laws
Department }of }Justice }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }enforcing }federal }criminal
}laws, }representing }the }US }in }federal }cases, }and }providing }legal }advice }to }other }federal
}officials }and }departments
Securities }and }Exchange }Commission }- }correct }answers✔✔administers }federal }laws
}governing }securities }and }the }investment }industry
Office }of }the }Secretary }of }State }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }licensing
}corporations }and }businesses
Office }of }the }Attorney }General }- }correct }answers✔✔authorized }to }enforce }the }state's
}criminal }laws, }represent }the }state }in }all }legal }matters, }and }provide }legal }advice }to }the
}governor }and }other }state }administrative }officials
Regulations }- }correct }answers✔✔rules }or }orders }that }are }issued }by }administrative
}agencies }and }that }have }the }same }force }and }effect }as }statues; }explain }how }to }follow }the
}laws
Administrative }Law }- }correct }answers✔✔made }up }by }regulations }issued }by
}administrative }agencies
,Administrative }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔regulations }of }each }governmental }unit }are
}compiled }into }this
State }Insurance }Department }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }enforcing }the }state
}insurance }doe }and }ensuring }that }insurance }companies }conducting }business }within }the
}state }comply }with }all }state }insurance }laws. }Is }responsible }for }adopting }regulations }that
}fill }in }the }details }of }the }state }insurance }code }and }for }enforcing }those }regulations
Treaty }- }correct }answers✔✔a }legally }binding }agreement }entered }into }by }two }or }more
}nations, }which }agree }to }abide }by }the }terms }of }the }treaty. }Treaties }may }be }referred }to }by
}various }terms, }including }conventions }or }pacts.
Substantive }Laws }- }correct }answers✔✔Types }of }laws }that }courts }apply }to }specific }cases;
}laws }that }create, }define, }and }regulate }legal }rights }and }duties
Procedural }Laws }- }correct }answers✔✔define }the }methods }that }exist }to }enforce
}substantial }laws; }specify }the }types }of }cases }that }each }court }has }jurisdiction }to }hear
Jurisdiction }- }correct }answers✔✔the }authority }of }a }court }to }hear }specific }cases
Trial }Courts }- }correct }answers✔✔often }referred }to }as }courts }of }original }jurisdiction,
}because }they }are }courts }that }first }hear }disputes
Appellate }courts }- }correct }answers✔✔authorized }to }review }the }decisions }of }lower }courts
Common }Law }- }correct }answers✔✔an }unwritten }body }of }general }principles }and }rules }of
}law }developed }and }followed }by }the }courts
Doctrine }of }Stare }Decisis }- }correct }answers✔✔when }a }court }finds }that }a }specific
}principle }of }law }applies }to }a }certain }set }of }facts, }the }court }will }apply }that }principle }to }all
}future }cases }in }which }the }facts }are }substantially }the }same
, Civil }Law }Systems }- }correct }answers✔✔legal }system }based }on }the }Roman }legal }system }in
}which }the }laws }are }codified }into }written }codes }enacted }by }the }legislature:
Code }- }correct }answers✔✔comprehensive }written }statement }of }rules }that }embody }the
}general }principles }of }law }that }apply }in }a }given }civil }law }jurisdiction
Civil }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔contains }the }general }principles }of }law }that }apply }to
}relationships }between }people }that }arise }through }birth, }adoption, }marriage, }death,
}contracts, }and }personal }liability. }Also }regulates }property }rights
Commercial }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔regulates }commercial }transactions }and }business
}organizations
Islamic }Law }System }- }correct }answers✔✔set }out }in }the }Koran }and }the }law }of }the }Koran
}is }unchanging. }Legal }systems }in }these }countries }often }have }elements }of }common }law
}systems }or }civil, }along }with }this
Customary }Law }System }- }correct }answers✔✔members }of }community }have }accepted
}local }customs }as }binding }on }the }community's }members. }Can }range }from }marriage,
}divorce, }and }adoption }to }food }and }construction
District }Courts }- }correct }answers✔✔sit }in }every }state }and }territory }and }act }as }trial
}courts }with }jurisdiction }to }hear }only }specific }types }of }cases
Circuit }court }of }appeal }- }correct }answers✔✔13, }have }jurisdiction }to }hear }cases }in }which
}the }decision }of }a }district }court }is }appealed }by }one }of }the }parties
Supreme }Court }- }correct }answers✔✔country's }highest }court; }hears }only }certain }appeals
}from }lower }courts }and }cases }involving }any }of }the }states }or }a }foreign }official, }such }as }an
}ambassador. }Primarily }reviews }cases }that }involve }a }matter }of }national }importance, }such
}as }cases }involving }the }constitution }or }cases }in }which }two }or }more }lower }courts }have
}reached }different }results
correct answers
Constitutions }- }correct }answers✔✔a }relatively }permanent }document }or }group }of
}documents }which }set }out }the }fundamental }principles }that }determine }the }powers }and
}duties }of }a }jurisdictions }government }and }the }rights }of }the }people }of }the }jurisdiction
Statutes }- }correct }answers✔✔laws }enacted }by }the }legislative }branch. }declare, }command,
}or }prohibit }something
Administrative }Regulations }- }correct }answers✔✔rules }or }orders }adopted }by }agencies
}within }the }executive }branch
Treaties }and }International }Agreements }- }correct }answers✔✔formal }agreements }between
}two }or }more }countries
Case }Law }- }correct }answers✔✔law }created }by }a }jurisdiction's }courts }and }found }I }the
}courts' }written }decisions
Parliamentary }Democracies }- }correct }answers✔✔the }legislative }ranch, }usually }known }as
}the }parliament, }has }ultimate }authority }for }making }all }laws.
US }Legislature }- }correct }answers✔✔House }of }Representatives }and }Senate
Congress }- }correct }answers✔✔Legislative }branch }of }the }federal }government
State }Legislature }- }correct }answers✔✔legislative }branch }of }the }state }government
US/State }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔all }of }the }laws }enacted }by }each }legislative }body.
}Further }subdivided }into }discrete }sections }that }each }regulate }a }specific }area. }For
,}example, }the }federal }tax }laws }are }found }in }a }portion }referred }to }as }the }Internal }Revenue
}Code
State }Insurance }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔a }portion }of }each }state }code }that }is }devoted }to
}regulating }the }insurance }industry }in }that }state
Administrative }Agencies }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }administering }specific
}aspects }of }the }law
Department }of }Treasury }- }correct }answers✔✔primary }responsibility }for }administering
}federal }banking }and }tax }laws
Department }of }Justice }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }enforcing }federal }criminal
}laws, }representing }the }US }in }federal }cases, }and }providing }legal }advice }to }other }federal
}officials }and }departments
Securities }and }Exchange }Commission }- }correct }answers✔✔administers }federal }laws
}governing }securities }and }the }investment }industry
Office }of }the }Secretary }of }State }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }licensing
}corporations }and }businesses
Office }of }the }Attorney }General }- }correct }answers✔✔authorized }to }enforce }the }state's
}criminal }laws, }represent }the }state }in }all }legal }matters, }and }provide }legal }advice }to }the
}governor }and }other }state }administrative }officials
Regulations }- }correct }answers✔✔rules }or }orders }that }are }issued }by }administrative
}agencies }and }that }have }the }same }force }and }effect }as }statues; }explain }how }to }follow }the
}laws
Administrative }Law }- }correct }answers✔✔made }up }by }regulations }issued }by
}administrative }agencies
,Administrative }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔regulations }of }each }governmental }unit }are
}compiled }into }this
State }Insurance }Department }- }correct }answers✔✔responsible }for }enforcing }the }state
}insurance }doe }and }ensuring }that }insurance }companies }conducting }business }within }the
}state }comply }with }all }state }insurance }laws. }Is }responsible }for }adopting }regulations }that
}fill }in }the }details }of }the }state }insurance }code }and }for }enforcing }those }regulations
Treaty }- }correct }answers✔✔a }legally }binding }agreement }entered }into }by }two }or }more
}nations, }which }agree }to }abide }by }the }terms }of }the }treaty. }Treaties }may }be }referred }to }by
}various }terms, }including }conventions }or }pacts.
Substantive }Laws }- }correct }answers✔✔Types }of }laws }that }courts }apply }to }specific }cases;
}laws }that }create, }define, }and }regulate }legal }rights }and }duties
Procedural }Laws }- }correct }answers✔✔define }the }methods }that }exist }to }enforce
}substantial }laws; }specify }the }types }of }cases }that }each }court }has }jurisdiction }to }hear
Jurisdiction }- }correct }answers✔✔the }authority }of }a }court }to }hear }specific }cases
Trial }Courts }- }correct }answers✔✔often }referred }to }as }courts }of }original }jurisdiction,
}because }they }are }courts }that }first }hear }disputes
Appellate }courts }- }correct }answers✔✔authorized }to }review }the }decisions }of }lower }courts
Common }Law }- }correct }answers✔✔an }unwritten }body }of }general }principles }and }rules }of
}law }developed }and }followed }by }the }courts
Doctrine }of }Stare }Decisis }- }correct }answers✔✔when }a }court }finds }that }a }specific
}principle }of }law }applies }to }a }certain }set }of }facts, }the }court }will }apply }that }principle }to }all
}future }cases }in }which }the }facts }are }substantially }the }same
, Civil }Law }Systems }- }correct }answers✔✔legal }system }based }on }the }Roman }legal }system }in
}which }the }laws }are }codified }into }written }codes }enacted }by }the }legislature:
Code }- }correct }answers✔✔comprehensive }written }statement }of }rules }that }embody }the
}general }principles }of }law }that }apply }in }a }given }civil }law }jurisdiction
Civil }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔contains }the }general }principles }of }law }that }apply }to
}relationships }between }people }that }arise }through }birth, }adoption, }marriage, }death,
}contracts, }and }personal }liability. }Also }regulates }property }rights
Commercial }Code }- }correct }answers✔✔regulates }commercial }transactions }and }business
}organizations
Islamic }Law }System }- }correct }answers✔✔set }out }in }the }Koran }and }the }law }of }the }Koran
}is }unchanging. }Legal }systems }in }these }countries }often }have }elements }of }common }law
}systems }or }civil, }along }with }this
Customary }Law }System }- }correct }answers✔✔members }of }community }have }accepted
}local }customs }as }binding }on }the }community's }members. }Can }range }from }marriage,
}divorce, }and }adoption }to }food }and }construction
District }Courts }- }correct }answers✔✔sit }in }every }state }and }territory }and }act }as }trial
}courts }with }jurisdiction }to }hear }only }specific }types }of }cases
Circuit }court }of }appeal }- }correct }answers✔✔13, }have }jurisdiction }to }hear }cases }in }which
}the }decision }of }a }district }court }is }appealed }by }one }of }the }parties
Supreme }Court }- }correct }answers✔✔country's }highest }court; }hears }only }certain }appeals
}from }lower }courts }and }cases }involving }any }of }the }states }or }a }foreign }official, }such }as }an
}ambassador. }Primarily }reviews }cases }that }involve }a }matter }of }national }importance, }such
}as }cases }involving }the }constitution }or }cases }in }which }two }or }more }lower }courts }have
}reached }different }results
