Defining Law
These are defined as enforceable rules of conduct in a society
What are laws?
Most societies go through these many stages in forming their legal system
What is four?
This document sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people
What is a constitution?
This is a system of deciding what is right or wrong through reason rather than emotion
What is ethics?
A law is considered this if it conflicts with a constitution
What is unconstitutional?
This term refers to a group of laws in an organized form
What is a code?
This is the only one of the 50 states whose law was not based on English Common Law
What is Louisiana?
This body is the final interpreter of the federal Constitution
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
This ethical concept requires that the same standards apply to everyone
What is impartiality?
This doctrine requires lower courts to follow established case laws in similar cases
What is stare decisis
Law that is based on the current standards or customs of the people
What is common law
This court was appointed by King Henry II to help create uniform laws
What is the King's Bench?
These are laws enacted by local legislatures
What are ordinances?
Our legal system reflects this type of reasoning through the principle of majority rule
What is consequences-based reasoning?
This type of law deals with offenses against society rather than private individuals
What is criminal law?
Law dictated by a sovereign or higher central authority
What is positive law
This panel of citizens was developed in the common law system to help interpret society’s customs
What is a jury?
This type of law defines the legal rights and duties themselves
What is substantive law?
An open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice
What is civil disobedience
If Sharon crashes through a store wall while fleeing police, she has violated these two types of law
What are civil and criminal law?
This is the specific power of a court to decide a case
What is jurisdiction
Early English "fairness" courts that provided remedies like injunctions were known as these
What are equity courts?
Rules and regulations are created by these governmental bodies
What are administrative agencies?
This ethical test asks, "Would the result be desirable if everyone did this?"
What is universalizing?
This type of law defines the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties
What is procedural law?