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Law → enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government to be followed by the citizens of the society Stability → 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 th...

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BLAW 3310 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
Law

→ enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government to be
followed by the citizens of the society


Stability

→ 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

→ law provides predictability and uniformity


Social Change

→ 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

→ a critical function of the law is dispute resolution
-Court system (formal process)



Constitution


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→ the fundamental law of a nation; written document (not always
written) establishing the powers of government and its basic structure


U.S. Constitution

→ sets framework, powers and limits of federal government (3 branches
of government)


Legislative Branch

→ Congress (House and Senate); makes the laws


Executive Branch

→ President and his cabinet; implements the laws (executive orders)


Judicial Branch

→ Supreme Court; interpret the laws


Statutes

→ 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

→ a governmental bureau established by Congress (or the President) to
execute certain functions of Congress


Common Law

→ law made and applied by judges as they resolve disputes among
private parties; foundation of agency (employment), contact,
property, and tort law




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Legal Precedent

→ to settle disputes that are similar to past disputes, judges look for
guidance by studying decisions form earlier recorded cases


Stare Decisis

→ "to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent by courts


Criminal Law

→ concern legal wrongs or crimes committed against the state (Felony or
Misdemeanor)


Felony

→ serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of more than a year


Misdemeanor

→ 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

→ 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

→ 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




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