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| The study of different schools of legal philosophy and how each can affect judicial decision making. |
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| Four Primary Sources of Domectic Law |
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Constitutions - fundamental rights of the people living in the US or a given state. Statuets - Laws enacted by states. Administrative Rules and Regulations - enacted by federal, state, and local agencies. (FDA, etc.) Case law - judicial decisions based on previous cases. |
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| What is the supreme law of the land? |
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| What are the steps in Administrative Rulemaking |
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*Notice of Proposed Rulemaking *Comment Period *Final Rule |
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| The doctrine by which judges are obligated to follow precedents established within a particular jurisdiction |
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| Any primary source of law a court must foolow when deciding a dispute. |
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| Any primary or secondary source of law which a court can choose to rely upon. |
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| award wronged parties compensation for their injuries or losses. |
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| order someone to do something or to cease doing something. |
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| all laws that define, describe, regulate, and create legal rights and obligations |
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| all laws that establish and regulate the manner of enforcing the rights established by substantive law. |
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| defines the duties or obligations of one person to another. |
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| defines the obligations of a person to society |
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| The laws that govern the rights and obligations of a people in a country |
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International Law (2 questions raised) |
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The laws governing relations between nations. *who enforces *how enforced |
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| A form of government where power is devided between national goverment and state government. |
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| The seperation of the US government into 3 seperate branches. |
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| Congress, defines the jurisdiction of the judiciary and can override the president's veto. |
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| President, can veto legislation and appoint members to the Judiciary |
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| Supreme Court and lower federal courts, can void the acts of the Executive and Legislative branches if deemed unconstitutional |
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| The first ten amendments to the US constitution |
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