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1.01--Origins of Law
Business Law
Question | Answer |
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Rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies | Administrative law |
Loyalty to one’s country | Allegiance |
An open peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice | Civil disobedience |
Concerned with business transactions and the operation of business establishments | Commercial law |
Unwritten law that evolves from the customs and traditions of society | Common law |
A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society | Constitution |
The act of abandoning one’s country and giving up citizenship | Expatriation |
Concerned with the conduct of nations in their relations with each other | International law |
The right established by Marbury vs. Madison for the court system to examine the decision of a lower court, the executive branch, or the legislative branch | Judicial review |
Rules of conduct established y the government of a society to maintain stability and justice in that society | Law |
When a judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when deciding a case with similar circumstances, also called stare decisis | Law of precedent |
Relating to a city or town | Municipal |
Laws enacted by local municipal governmental bodies | Ordinances |
“Let the decision stand”, another name for law of precedent or case law | Stare decisis |
Laws enacted by legislative bodies | Statutes |
The highest authority; US Constitution has supremacy over state laws, state laws have supremacy over local laws | Supremacy |
Betrayal or disloyalty to one’s country | Treason |
A law that is not agreeable with the constitution and is no longer valid | Unconstitutional |