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Bus. Law Ch. 1 and 2
The Nature of Law and Our Legal Environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Administrative Law | rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
| Case Law | type of law made when an appelate court endorses a rules to be used in deciding court cases |
| Citizenship | memebership in a civil and political community |
| Civil disobedience | open, peaceful violation of law thought to be unjust |
| Civil law | a group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals |
| Civil rights | personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution |
| Common law | law based on current standards or customs of the people |
| Constitutional law | law made when the fundamental, supreme law of the land is adopted, amended, or interpreted |
| Due process of law | constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system |
| English Magna Carta | basis charter for the constitutional liberties of England |
| Ethics | standards of fair and honest conduct applied to social behavior |
| Law | enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
| Legal duty | obligations or standards of conduct toward other persons that are enforceable by law |
| Natural rights | rights to which all persons are entitled because they are human beings, also known as moral rights |
| Political rights | constitutional rights of an individual to participate in government, including right to vote or to hold public office |
| Precedent | cases decided in the same state and in the same or higher court that provides an example or authority for deciding later cases involving identical or similar situations |
| Procedural law | defines legal rules or methods for processing civil and criminal cases through the court system |
| Statutory law | law created by a legislative body; may be at the local, state, or federal levels |
| Substantive law | law that defines duties, establishes rights, and prohibits wrongs |
| U.S. Constitution | document that consist of seven articles that provide a workable framework for our federal government |
| Unconstitutional | Law that conflicts with a constitution and is therefore invalid |
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