BLAW 3310 Exam 1 Study Guide with
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Law - Answer️️ -enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government
to be followed by the citizens of the society
Stability - Answer️️ -the legal system helps define acceptable behavior.
The law limits activities that hurt the pub...
BLAW 3310 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Law - Answer✔️✔️-enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government
to be followed by the citizens of the society
Stability - Answer✔️✔️-the legal system helps define acceptable behavior.
The law limits activities that hurt the public interest. The law can also
require or encourage business practices that further social or political goals
Predictability - Answer✔️✔️-law provides predictability and uniformity
Social Change - Answer✔️✔️-the legal system provides a way to bring about
changes in "acceptable" behavior
-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): state racial segregation for public facilities legal
under "separate buy equal"
-Brown v. Board of Education (1954): state laws establishing racial
segregation in public school is unconstitutional
Conflict Resolution - Answer✔️✔️-a critical function of the law is dispute
resolution
Constitution - Answer✔️✔️-the fundamental law of a nation; written
document (not always written) establishing the powers of government and
its basic structure
U.S. Constitution - Answer✔️✔️-sets framework, powers and limits of
federal government (3 branches of government)
Legislative Branch - Answer✔️✔️-Congress (House and Senate); makes the
laws
Executive Branch - Answer✔️✔️-President and his cabinet; implements the
laws (executive orders)
Judicial Branch - Answer✔️✔️-Supreme Court; interpret the laws
Statutes - Answer✔️✔️-rules made by legislative bodies; written by
legislative, signed into by executive; typically commands or prohibits
something, or declares policy (affects business behavior)
Administrative Agencies - Answer✔️✔️-a governmental bureau established
by Congress (or the President) to execute certain functions of Congress
Common Law - Answer✔️✔️-law made and applied by judges as they
resolve disputes among private parties; foundation of agency
(employment), contact, property, and tort law
Legal Precedent - Answer✔️✔️-to settle disputes that are similar to past
disputes, judges look for guidance by studying decisions form earlier
recorded cases
Stare Decisis - Answer✔️✔️-"to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent
by courts
Criminal Law - Answer✔️✔️-concern legal wrongs or crimes committed
against the state (Felony or Misdemeanor)
Felony - Answer✔️✔️-serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of
more than a year
Misdemeanor - Answer✔️✔️-lesser class crime punishable by a fine and/or
imprisonment of less than a year (not in state or federal penitentiaries)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - Answer✔️✔️-in criminal law, the general rule
that for a judge to find a defendant guilty, there can be no significant doubt
that the defendant violated a criminal statute (higher standard of proof);
jail time
Civil Law - Answer✔️✔️-concerns the rights and responsibilities that exist
among members of society or between individuals and the government in
non-criminal matters
Preponderance of the Evidence - Answer✔️✔️-in civil trials, the burden of
persuasion to win a verdict requires that the plaintiff prove its claim by
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