Chapter 15
Terms
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- law
- the set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself is known as law
- procedural due process
- principle that prohibits arbitrary enforcement of the law, and also provides safeguards to ensure that constitutional and statutory rights are protected by law enforcement
- common law
- law made by judges in the process of resolving individual cases
- presumed innocent
- the presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty
- administrative law
- spells out the authority and procedures to be followed by agencies
- substantive due process
- certain rights of individuals in the application of laws, some that are specified in the Constitution (like free speech) and some that are not specified (like the right of privacy in making personal decisions)
- statutory law
- a law that is written down so that everyone might know and understand it
- due process of law
- principle in the Fifth Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals
- equity
- a system of rules by which disputes are resolved on the grounds of fairness
- ordinance
- a law
- civil law
- one relating to disputes among two or more individuals or between individuals and the government
- constitutional law
- law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
- statute
- a law written by a legislative branch of government
- adversary system
- a judicial system in which opposing lawyers present their strongest cases