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Law Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enforceable rules of conduct in a society | Laws |
| Laws grouped into an organized form | Code |
| Law based on current standards or customs of the people | Common Law |
| Law based on the dictates of a central political authority | Positive Law |
| Power of a court to decide a case | Jurisdiction |
| Basic fairness | Equity |
| Document that sets forth the framework of the government and its relationship to the people it governs | Constitution |
| Law enacted by state or federal legislatures | Statutes |
| Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission | Ordinances |
| Made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases | Case Law |
| Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases | Stare Decisis |
| Governmental body formed to carry out particular laws | Administrative Agencies |
| Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals | Civil Law |
| Group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society | Criminal Law |
| Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties | Procedural Law |
| Group of laws that define rights and duties | Substantive Law |
| A collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong | Ethics |
| Open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice | Civil Disobedience |