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What is law? - consists of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society What feature do all laws have in common? - they establish rights, duties, and privileges that are consistent with the values and beliefs of a society or ruling group. Breach - failure to perform a legal obligation Primary Sources of Law - Sources that establish the law include the following... 1)The US constitution and the constitutions of variou...

Define: Preemption Doctrine - ️️The regulation that does not allow a state to pass a law inconsistent with the federal law A plaintiff must prove ever element of a civil action, what must the state prove? - ️️Every element of a crime What is a Plaintiff? - ️️A person who brings a case against another in a court of law What is a Prosecutor? - ️️A lawyer who conducts a case against a defendant What is a defendant? - ️️Someone being accused in a court of law Who can be a ...

Business Law Ch 1 Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass AOL, LLC, mistakenly made public the personal information of 650,000 of its members. The members filed a suit in California, alleging violations of federal law and California state law. The member agreement between AOL and its members included a provision declaring Virginia as the location of any court dispute. AOL asked the court to dismiss the suit on the basis of that "forum-selection" clause in its member agreement. Under a ...

civil law definition - correct answer Civil law can be defined as the body of law that is concerned with private disputes between two individuals or groups. Civil law protects individual rights and establishes responsibilities we all must comply with. civil law is needed to protect our rights - correct answer For example, our right to safely consume the products we buy, to purchase a good that is not...

BLOCK 1 ANSWER Introduction to Criminal Law, Courts, Crimes, & Courtroom Procedures, First Amendment, Basic Patrol Operations, Child Abuse, Traffic Law, Strategies of Arrest, Mental Illness, Sexual Assault, and OC Spray Utilization. Articles of the Constitution ANSWER Article I - The Legislative Branch. The principal mission of the legislative body is to make laws. Article II - The Executive Branch. Article III - The Judicial Branch. Article IV - Relationship between the State...

Paralegal - ANSWER-Also used interchangeably with the term "legal assistant" for a professional who is qualified through education, training or work experience, to assist attorneys in the delivery of a broad range of legal services. Statutes - ANSWER-Legislative acts passed by either federal legislature (Congress) or state legislatures Ordinances - ANSWER-Rules passed by local legislative bodies Constitutions - ANSWER-Deal with broad principles that pertain to issues of governmental o...

Business Law Ch 1 Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass AOL, LLC, mistakenly made public the personal information of 650,000 of its members. The members filed a suit in California, alleging violations of federal law and California state law. The member agreement between AOL and its members included a provision declaring Virginia as the location of any court dispute. AOL asked the court to dismiss the suit on the basis of that "forum-selection" clause in its member agreement. Under a ...

Applications of Law - correct answer -Personal (food regulations, traffic laws, property rights) -Business (zoning ordinances, safe working conditions, licensing exams) -Government (funding for low-income housing or building roads) Secondary sources of law - correct answer A publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a legal treatise, or an article in a law rev...

AQA A-Level Law Year 1 Bill ️the name for a draft law going through Parliament before it passes all the parliamentary stages to become an Act of Parliament Sectional pressure group ️a pressure group that represents the interests of a particular group of people Cause pressure group ️a pressure group that exists to promote a particular cause Delegated legislation ️law made by some person or body other than Parliament, but with the authority of Parliament Statutory instrume...

Primary Sources of Law - correct answer 1. Constitutional Law 2. Statutory Law 3. Administrative Law 4. Case Law Constitutional Law - correct answer Law based on documents that set forth the general organization, power, and limits of their respective government. Supreme law of the land in the United States - correct answer The United States Consti...