Chapter 1
What is the system of law that our legal system is based on?
english common law
The Bill of Rights refers to...
The first 10 Amendment to the Constitution
The power of the court to decide a case.
Civil rights
Defamation that is spoken.
Slander
What is one source of law?
- Constitutional
- Statutory
- Case
- Administrative
What is the 8th Amendment?
No cruel or unusual punishment
What are the 2 levels of courts?
trial and appeal
business ethics
An offense against society.
Tort
This doctrine requires lower courts to follow established case laws.
Stare Decisis
What peripheral right?
The rights are not explicitly mentioned in the constitution, but the courts have recognised them as necessary to protect individual rights.
The constitution
What are the three elements of a decision involving ethics?
- The actions
- The consequence
- The principle
Jury's decision.
verdict
__ Refers to the group of laws that deal with wrongs against individual persons
The 13 sovereign states united loosely under this.
Articles of Confideration
Who enforces state laws?
State trial courts
Name the reasons we obey the law.
- to avoid punishment
- to keep order
- because it's right
statements made by a witness under oath.
Testimony
what are the 4 stages in the evolution of law?
- revenge
- Award for revenge
- rules
- punishment in the court
What are the nations' framing documents? Name all four.
- Declaration of Independence
- articles of consideration
- bill of rights
- constitution
A court that hears only one kind of case has this jurisdiction.
Specilized jurisdiction
Making decisions that treat everyone the same.
impartiaitlity
A written order by a judge commanding a witness to appear in court to give testimony.
Subpoena