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VOCABULARY: ORIGINS OF LAW 1.01
Administrative law - Rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies
Allegiance - Loyalty to one’s country
Civil disobedience – An open peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice
Commercial law – Concerned with business transactions and the operation of business
establishments
Common law - Unwritten law that evolves from the customs and traditions of society
Constitution – A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs
and the fundamental laws that govern a society
Expatriation -The act of abandoning one’s country and giving up citizenship
International law - Concerned with the conduct of nations in their relations with each
other
Judicial review – The right established by Marbury vs. Madison for the court system to
examine the decision of a lower court, the executive branch, or the legislative branch
Law - Rules of conduct established y the government of a society to maintain stability
and justice in that society
Law of precedent - When a judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when
deciding a case with similar circumstances, also called stare decisis
Municipal - Relating to a city or town
Ordinances - Laws enacted by local municipal governmental bodies
Stare decisis - “Let the decision stand”, another name for law of precedent or case law
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VOCABULARY: ORIGINS OF LAW
Administrative law - Rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies
Allegiance - Loyalty to one’s country
Civil disobedience – An open peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice
Commercial law – Concerned with business transactions and the operation of business
establishments
Common law - Unwritten law that evolves from the customs and traditions of society
Constitution – A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs
and the fundamental laws that govern a society
Expatriation -The act of abandoning one’s country and giving up citizenship
International law - Concerned with the conduct of nations in their relations with each
other
Judicial review – The right established by Marbury vs. Madison for the court system to
examine the decision of a lower court, the executive branch, or the legislative branch
VOCABULARY: ORIGINS OF LAW 1.01
Administrative law - Rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies
Allegiance - Loyalty to one’s country
Civil disobedience – An open peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice
Commercial law – Concerned with business transactions and the operation of business
establishments
Common law - Unwritten law that evolves from the customs and traditions of society
Constitution – A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs
and the fundamental laws that govern a society
Expatriation -The act of abandoning one’s country and giving up citizenship
International law - Concerned with the conduct of nations in their relations with each
other
Judicial review – The right established by Marbury vs. Madison for the court system to
examine the decision of a lower court, the executive branch, or the legislative branch
Law - Rules of conduct established y the government of a society to maintain stability
and justice in that society
Law of precedent - When a judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when
deciding a case with similar circumstances, also called stare decisis
Municipal - Relating to a city or town
Ordinances - Laws enacted by local municipal governmental bodies
Stare decisis - “Let the decision stand”, another name for law of precedent or case law
UNIT A Page 3
Law - Rules of conduct established y the government of a society to maintain stability
and justice in that society
Law of precedent - When a judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when
deciding a case with similar circumstances, also called stare decisis
Municipal - Relating to a city or town
Ordinances - Laws enacted by local municipal governmental bodies
Stare decisis - “Let the decision stand”, another name for law of precedent or case law
Statutes - Laws enacted by legislative bodies
Supremacy - The highest authority; US Constitution has supremacy over state laws, state
laws have supremacy over local laws
Treason - Betrayal or disloyalty to one’s country
Unconstitutional – A law that is not agreeable with the constitution and is no longer
valid