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| enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. |
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| the principles governing what constitutes right or wrong behavior |
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| sources that establish the law. |
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| Books and articles that summarize and clarify the primary sources of law. |
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| Laws as expressed in the U.S Constitution and the state constitutions. |
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| Laws enacted by legislative bodies at any level of government |
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| Statutes (laws, rules, or orders) passed by municipal county governing units to govern matters not covered by federal or state law. |
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| A model law created by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State laws and/or the American Law Institute for the states to consider adopting. If the state adopts the law, it becomes statutory law in that state. Each state has the option of adopting or rejecting all or part of a uniform law. |
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| National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws |
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| Contains the rules, orders, and decisions of administrative agencies. Contribute a dominant element in the regulatory environment of business. |
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| Federal, State, or Local government agency established to perform a specific function. |
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| Subject to the authority of the president, who has the power to appoint and remove their officers. |
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| Independent Regulatory Agencies |
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| The president's power is less pronounced in regard to independent agencies, whose officers serve or fixed terms and cannot be removed without just cause. |
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| a body of general rules that applied throughout the entire English realm. |
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| The Legal means to enforce a right or redress a wong. |
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| Courts that awarded compensation |
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| 1) Land 2) Items of Value 3) Money |
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| an amount given to a party whose legal interests have been injured. |
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| a branch of law that seeks to supply remedy when no adequate remedy at law is available. |
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| one who had the power to grant new and unique remedies. |
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| remedies granted by the equity quarts |
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| propositions or general statements of equitable rules. |
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| party bringing a lawsuit in equity proceedings |
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| Party being sued in equity proceedings. |
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| After the time allowed has expired, no action (law suit) can be brought, no matter how strong the case was originally. |
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| a decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar legal principles or facts. |
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| any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case. |
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| precedents from other jurisdictions. |
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| governmental policy based on widely held social values. |
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| Issue Rule Application and Conclusion. |
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| words or acts that wrongfully and intentionally make another person fearful of immediate physical harm. |
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| previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration. |
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| learning about different schools of legal thought and how the approaches to law characteristic of each school can affect judicial decision making. |
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| One of the oldest and most significant schools of legal thought. those who believe, believe that there is a universal law applicable to all human beings. |
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| A school of legal though centered on the assumption that there is no law higher than the laws created by the government. |
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| Legal positivism (Theory) |
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| the can be no higher law than a national's positive law. |
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| Consists of all laws that define, describe, regulate, and create legal rights and obligations. |
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| Consists of all laws that outline the methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law. |
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| A school of legal thought that stresses the evolutionary nature of law and looks to doctrines that have withstood the passage of time for guidance in shaping present law. |
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| A school of legal thought that advocates a less abstaract and more realistic and pragmatic approach to the law and takes into account customary practices and the circumstances surrounding the particular transaction. |
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| spells out the rights and duties that exist between persons and between personas and their governments as well as the relief available when person's rights are violated. |
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| Acts prohibited by local, state, or federal government statutes. |
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| emerging body of law that governs transactions conducted via the internet |
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| identifies the publication in which a legal authority can be found. |
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| Code of Federal Regulations |
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