Section 1

Question 1

Law

Answer 1

set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself

Question 2

Constitutional Law

Answer 2

basic foundation of society

Question 3

Statute

Answer 3

a law that is written by a legislative branch of government

Question 4

Ordinance

Answer 4

statutes that are passed by city councils

Question 5

Statutory Law

Answer 5

cases in which the courts are deciding not only what a statute means by also whether it deprives a person of a basic constitutional right

Question 6

Administrative Law

Answer 6

spells out the authority level and procedures of government agencies

Question 7

Common Law

Answer 7

also called case law, made by judges as they resolve individual cases

Question 8

Equity

Answer 8

a certain set of legal rules or principles that developed over time to supplement or sometimes overrule

Question 9

Due Process

Answer 9

common or statutory law in a decision

Question 10

Substantive Due Process

Answer 10

a kind of short hand rights that are specified or implied in the constitution

Question 11

Procedural Due Process

Answer 11

concerns fairness in the way a case is held

Question 12

Adversary System

Answer 12

occurs when lawyers in opposite sides compete in court and the best presented case wins

Question 13

Voir Dire

Answer 13

the jury selection process

Question 14

Presumed Innocence

Answer 14

the burden of proving an accusation falls on the prosecution