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Question | Answer |
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Constitution | Document that sets forth the framework of the government and its relationship to the people it governs. |
Statues | law enacted by state or federal legislatures. |
Ordinances | Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission. |
Case Law | Made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in the deciding court cases. |
Stare decisis | Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases. |
Administrative agencies | Government body formed to carry out particular laws. |
Civil law | Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals. |
Criminal law | Group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society. |
Procedural law | Group of laws the define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties. |
Substantive law | Group of laws that define rights and duties. |