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| A document that establishes the law on a paticular issue, such as a constitution, a statute, an administrative rule or a court decision. |
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| A publication that summarizes or inturprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a legal treatise, or an article in a law review. |
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| The body of law delivered from the U.S Constitution and the Constitution of the various states. |
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| The body of the law enacted by legistlative bodies (as opposed to constitutional law, admin. law, and case law) |
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| A reference to a publication in which a legal authority-- such as a statute or a court decision-- or other source can be found. |
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| A regulation enacted by a city or a county legislative body that becomes part of that states statutory law |
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| In the American federal system, both the federal government and the individual states have the power to pass statutes or laws. (Local governments like counties and cities can as well but have more limited power generally seen as derived from their state.) Both are subject to constitutional limitations. Some topics are largely covered by federal legislation, some are handled almost exclusively by the states, and many are the subject of both state and federal law. |
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| The body of law created by administrative agencies (in the form of rules, regulations, orders and decisions) in order to carry out their duties of responsibility. |
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| A federal, state or local agency established to pro form a specific function. These agencies are authorized by legislative acts to make and enforce rules in order to administer and enforce the acts. |
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| The process undertaken by and administrative agency when formally adopting a new regulation or amending an old one. This involves notifying the public of the proposed rule and receiving and considering the public's comments. |
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| The rules of law announced in a case decision. Case law includes the aggregate of reported cases that interpret judicial precedents, statues, regulations and constitutional previsions. |
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| The body of law developed from custom or previous judicial decisions |
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| A court decision that furnishes an example of authority for deciding subsequent causes involving identical or similar facts. |
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| A common law doctrine where judges are obligated to follow the precedent established in previous cases |
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| A source of law that a court must follow (constitutions, statutes, regulations) that govern the issue being decided. |
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| Other cases or sources of law that the court may look to for guidance on making it's decision. This may include court cases form other jurisdictions and secondary sources of law |
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| The relief given to an innocent party to enforce the right of compensation for the violation of the wrongful act of the guilty party |
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| Equatable principles and maxims |
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| A general prepositions or principles of law that have to do with fairness (equity) |
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| The law that defines, regulates, and creates legal right and obligations. (What must be do [what you can and can't do]) |
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| Law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law (How it must be done [what procedures must be taken]) |
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| A federal or a state statute setting a maximum time period a lawsuit will be allowed to be filled after the crime or incident has already happened. |
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| Laws that govern electronic communications and transactions particularly those via the Internet |
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| Federal Form of Government |
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| Created by the U.S constitution, in which the national government and the states share sovereign power that is divided between the cereal level and the states |
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| The provision in Article 1, Section 8 that gives congress the peer to regulate interstate commerce (and some intrastate commerce) |
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| commerce among the states |
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| State regulatory powers to promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare. (Give partly by the 10th admin in the constitution) |
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| The requirement that renders U.S constitution, laws and treaties "the supreme law of the land." Thus any local laws that directly conflict with federal law will be rendered invalid. |
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| A doctrine under which certain federal laws preempt, or take precedent over, conflicting state or local laws |
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| The first ten amendments of the Constitution |
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| Nonverbal expressions of beliefs. This includes gestures, movements, and articles of clothing |
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| Speech that is not protected by the 1st amendment. This includes (1) material that is obscene, (2) if it violate moral community standard, (3) patently offensive sexual behavior, (4) work that lacks serious redeeming literary, artistic, political and scientific merit |
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| A provision in the 1st amendment of the constitution that prohibits the government from establishing any promotion or favor for a certain religion |
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| The provision in the U.S Constitution that prohibits the government form interfering with people personal religious beliefs and forms of worship |
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| The provision in the 5th and 4th amendment guaranteeing that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or personal property with out due process of law |
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