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Chapter 1-4
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Undergraduate 1
09/13/2008

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Term
Definition
CONSIST OF ENFORCEABLE RULES GOVERNING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR SOCIETY
Term
JURISPRUDENCE
Definition
LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENTIAL THOUGH AND DESCOVERING HOW THE APPROCHES TO LAW CHARACTERISTIC OF EACH SCHOOL CAN AFFECT JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING
Term
NATURAL LAW
Definition
A SYSTEM OF MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES THAT ARE INHERENT IN HUMAN NATURE AND THAT PEOPLE CAN DISCOVER THROUGH THE USE OF THEIR NATURAL INTELLIGENCE, OR REASON
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POSITIVE LAW
Definition

NATIONAL LAW (THE WRITTEN LAW OF A GIVEN SOCIETY AT A PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME) ONLY APPLIES TO THE CITIZENS OF THAT NATION OR SOCIETY.

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HISTORICAL SCHOOL
Definition
LEGAL THOUGHT EMPHASIZES THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS OF LAW BY CONCENTRATING ON THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM
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LEGAL REALISM
Definition
BASED ON THE IDEA THAT LAW IS JUST ONE OF MANY INSTITUTIONS IN SOCIETY AND THAT IT IS SHAPED BY SOCIAL FORCES AND NEEDS
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SOCIOLOGICAL SCHOOL
Definition
LEGAL REALISM STRONGLY INFLUENCED THE GROWTH
Term
FOUR SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENTIAL THOUGHT
Definition
  1. THE NATURAL LAW SCHOOL
  2. THE POSITIVIST SCHOOL
  3. THE HISTORICAL SCHOOL
  4. LEGAL REALISM
Term
BREACHES
Definition
BREAKS, OR FAILS TO PERFORM
Term
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Definition
THE LAW AS EXPRESSED IN THESE CONSTITUTIONS
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STATUTORY LAW
Definition
LAWS ENACTED BY LEGISLATURE BODIES AT ANY LEVEL OF GOVERMENT, SUCH AS THE STATUES PASSED BY cONGRESS OR BY STATE LEGISLATURES
Term
ORDINANCES
Definition
LAWS, RULES, OR ORDERS
Term
UNIFORM LAWS
Definition
MADEL LAWS, FOR THE STATES TO CONSIDER ADOPTING
Term
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Definition
CONSISTS OF THE RULES, ORDERS, AND DECISIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
Term
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY
Definition
A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY ESTABLISHED TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC FUNCTION
Term
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Definition
EXIST WITHIN THE CABINET DEPARTMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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