Ch 1 System of Law
defendant
The person against whom a lawsuit is brought or who is charged wit a violation of the law
stare decisis
The practice of relying on previous decisions in which similar disputes arose
Constitution of the United States
The principles and ideals that protect individual liberty and freedom are incorporated in the
executive order
a legal binding order by the president
treaty
an agreement between 2 or more countries that establish terms of international relationships
personal law
an order of laws passed for individuals and their protection of rights
appellate jurisdiction
authority to hear appeals
business law
businesses have to comply with federal, state and local laws that regulate their activity
criminal law
concerned with acts against society and the regulation of criminal activity
international law
concerned with the conduct of nations in their relations with other nations
followed by other courts
decision made by the Supreme Court must be
case law
effects of court decisions that involve the same or similar facts
statutory law
field of law involving statutes, which are laws passed by Congress or by state legislatures
UCC
formed in 1952, a set of laws that govern various commercial transactions and designed to bring uniformity to the laws of the states
constitutional law
gives the federal government reasonable powers but also limits their powers
supreme court
highest court in the federal system
ordinance
law that is passed by local government, such as a city council
sources of law
laws that affect all individuals from different sources that may have a conflict with one another
government law
laws that apply to business or people that are passed by all levels of government
common law
laws that have been used in England for hundreds of years that rely on decisions of similar disputes
plaintiff
person who brings a lawsuit against another
moral law
the "law" concerned with the unforseeable obligations that people have to one another
administrative law
the body of rules, regulations, and decisions created by administrative agencies
state and federal legislatures
Statues are laws enacted by
precedent
A court decision upon which courts later rely in similar cases is
True
The Uniform Commercial Code is a set of laws governing various commercial transactions that is designed to the laws of the states
jurisdiction
The authority or power of a court to hear cases, as granted by a constitution or legislative act
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The federal district courts have original jurisdiction in cases when the parties are citizens of different states and the amount involved is greater than
true
The laws enacted by local government city councils are often known as ordinances
civil law
the study of the rights and obligations of individuals and includes the law property, the law of contracts, and the law of torts
