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Business Law 1.01
Ethics/Sources of Law - Key Terms and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Administrative Law | Is the body of rules created by government agencies. |
| Case Law | usually based on an appealed case in which an appellate court issues a ruling based on their decision and new rules in deciding the appealed case as well as similar future cases |
| English Common Law | was the system that came into being as a result of custom-based laws being unified by a system of appellate courts in England |
| Ethics | Rules used to determine the difference between right and wrong |
| Greatest Good | Examines whether the action will cause the greatest good for the greatest amount of people |
| Law of Precedent | Legal case that establishes a principle or rule |
| Statutory Law | An act of a legislature that declares, prescribes, or commands something; a specific law, expressed in writing. Local statutes or laws are usually called "ordinances.“ |
| The Golden Rule | "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" |
| Consequential Ethical Reasoning | this type of reasoning first looks for alternative ways to change the current situation and then evaluates each alternative that generates the greatest good |
| Rule Based Ethical Reasoning | using fundamental ethical rules of either a recognized authority or human reasoning, acts themselves are judged as right or wrong. |
| Ethics as Reflected in U.S. Laws and the U.S Constitution | In this system, laws are judged to be right or good when they affect the majority of the people in a positive manner. |
| Department of Homeland Security- Primary mission | Prevent terrorist attacks within the united states, reduce vulnerability of the US to terrorism and minimize damage/assist in the recovery of terrorist acts |
| Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Mission | To enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the united states and bring to the criminal and civil justice systems of the united states |
| Executive Branch | the executive branch consists of the President and the Vice President, of the United States. |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Mission is to uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal statutes |
| Judicial Branch | the judicial branch consist of the U. S. Supreme Court. This branch decides on the constitutionality of any statute passed by the legislative branch. |
| Legislative Branch | the legislative branch consist of the U. S. Senate and the U. S. House of Representatives. |
| North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation | The State Bureau of Investigation is a division of the N.C. Department of Justice and assists local law enforcement with criminal investigations |
| North Carolina State Highway Patrol | The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. |
| Police Departments (Local) | a police officer within the corporate limits of their city or jurisdiction and one mile outside these limits, has the same powers that are vested to all officers by statute and common law, to enforce the laws and statutes of the State of N.C. |
| United States Marshal Service | they apprehend federal fugitives, protect the federal judiciary, operate the Witness Security Program, transport federal prisoners and seize property acquired by criminals through illegal activities. |
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