Law
Suppose Sheriff Roland desires to search your home. What law requires that the sheriff obtain a search warrant?
the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution
The law could best be described as:
a collection or bundle of rights.
The right of privacy consists of:
both the right to be secure against unreasonable searches by the government and the right to protection against intrusions by others.
The right to privacy applies to protect you from unreasonable searches in all of the following scenarios except:
in the commission of a crime
The right to privacy means that individuals
are protected against intrusions by others.
The Uniform Partnership Act is a good example of a(n):
uniform state law.
A ______ is a legal principle expressed for the first time in court decision.
case law
If your home or business is searched unlawfully, any items obtained during that unlawful search could be excluded as evidence in a criminal trial because of the ________.
Fourth Amendment's exclusionary rule
The Securities Exchange Commission creates
administrative regulations.
Administrative regulations:
generally have the force of statute.
______ is a body of law that provides justice when the law does not offer an adequate remedy.
Equity
A right can exist:
only if there is a corresponding duty.
Law consists of:
principles that govern conduct.
Law is:
a body of principles that society establishes to keep things running smoothly.
Criminal laws:
define wrongs against society
_______ law creates, defines, and regulates rights and liabilities.
Substantive
A right is defined as:
a legal capacity to require another party to perform an action.
Rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution:
cannot be taken away by statutes or court decisions
Substantive law:
creates, defines, and regulates rights and liabilities
If a court issues an injunction, the court would be ordering a(n) ________.
equitable remedy
A good example of a uniform state law would be:
the Uniform Commercial Code.
Our rights flow from all the following sources except:
ethical values
Statutory law can be created by all of the following except:
by the courts
Suppose Jack signs a contract to purchase a home from Jill, but Jill later refuses to transfer title to the home to Jack. Jack could force Jill to transfer title to the home by asking a court for an order of ________
specific performance.
Statutes which are drafted from Uniform State Laws are often used to regulate:
business.