Legal Rights
No right exists in one person without a corresponding __________ resting on some other person or persons.
Duty
__________ regulations are rules enacted by federal and state administrative agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Administrative
Wrongs against society are defined by __________ law.
The order or pattern of rules that society establishes to govern the conduct of individuals and the relationships among them is called __________.
Law
Rights given under the constitution such as freedom of speech and the right to vote are called __________ rights.
Individual
__________ law is the branch of law that is based on the constitution for a particular level of government.
Constitutional
The rights of one person against another is defined by __________ law.
Civil
The body of principles that establishes the structure of a government and the relationship of the government to the people who are governed is a(n) __________.
Constitution
The protection of individuals against the intrusion of others is a second aspect of the right of __________.
Privacy
Rules and regulations parties agree to as part of their contractual relationship as individuals or businesses is referred to as __________ law.
Private
The steps that must be followed in enforcing rights and liabilities is specified by __________ law.
Procedural
A decision of a court that stands as the law for a particular problem in the future is called __________.
Some laws make it a crime and a __________ of privacy to eavesdrop on technological communications and intercept electronic messages.
Breach
Legislative
A __________ law creates, defines, and regulates rights and liabilities; and defines when a contract is formed.
Substantive
The body of unwritten principles originally based upon the usages and customs of the community that were recognized and enforced by the courts is __________ __________.
Common 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 __________ rule.
Exclusionary
Principles that are expressed for the first time in court decisions is known as __________ __________.
The body of law that provides justice when the law does not offer and adequate remedy, or the application of the law would be terribly unfair, is called __________.
Equity
The phrase meaning, "let the decision stand" is __________ __________.
Stare decisis