Introduction to Law: Terms, Concepts, and Types, Quizzes of Business and Labour Law

Download Introduction to Law: Terms, Concepts, and Types and more Quizzes Business and Labour Law in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What is a law? DEFINITION 1 A law is a rule laid down and enforced by the government TERM 2 What is the Code of Hammurabi? DEFINITION 2 The first known written set of laws (Babylon) TERM 3 What three things does law provide? DEFINITION 3 CertaintyPredictabilityStability TERM 4 What is Rule of Law? DEFINITION 4 A system where law applies generally and equally, even to lawmakers. TERM 5 What are the three Types of Law? DEFINITION 5 Common Law vs Civil LawPublic Law vs Private LawSubstantive Law vs Procedural Law TERM 6 What is Common Law? DEFINITION 6 Law that emphasizes the role of judgesin interpreting and applying the law. TERM 7 What is Civil Law? DEFINITION 7 Law that relies more on legislationthan judicial decisions; dealing with private rights between people.Generally means any non-criminal lawsuit. TERM 8 What is Public Law? DEFINITION 8 Matters involving the regulation of society TERM 9 What is Constitutional Law? DEFINITION 9 Law that involves the interpretation and application of the federal and/or state constitutions TERM 10 What is Administrative Law? DEFINITION 10 Law that covers the legal principles that apply to government agencies, bureaus, boards, or commissions. TERM 21 What is a statute or act? DEFINITION 21 Legislation adopted by Congress or a state legislature TERM 22 What is an ordinance? DEFINITION 22 A law that deals locally within an area. TERM 23 What is the Hierarchy of Laws? DEFINITION 23 US ConstitutionFederal StatutesFederal Administrative RegulationsState ConstitutionsState StatutesState Administrative RegulationsLocal OrdinancesJudicial Decisions/Case Law TERM 24 What are codes? DEFINITION 24 Compilations of legislation at all levels of government TERM 25 What are conflicts of law? DEFINITION 25 When there is a conflict in the law between states TERM 26 What are sanctions? DEFINITION 26 Enforcement of compliance with the obedience to the law TERM 27 What is remedy? DEFINITION 27 The right of an individual to take another person's resources because that person has failed to meet the requirements of the law TERM 28 What is tort? DEFINITION 28 A civil wrong other than a breach of contract TERM 29 What are the three types of torts? DEFINITION 29 Intentional tortsNegligenceStrict liability TERM 30 What are intentional torts? DEFINITION 30 Torts that require the plaintiff to prove the defendant intended to cross the boundaries protecting the plaintiff (i.e. assault, battery, trespass, etc) TERM 31 What is negligence? DEFINITION 31 Tort that requires the plaintiff to show that the defendant injured what was proper to the plaintiff through unreasonable behavior TERM 32 What is strict liability? DEFINITION 32 Tort that requires the plaintiff to prove only that the defendant has injured something proper to the plaintiff TERM 33 What is a corporation? DEFINITION 33 A business chartered by the state to do business as legal persons TERM 34 What is corporate governance? DEFINITION 34 The legal relationship between corporate agents like managers or boards of directors and the shareholder owners of the corporation TERM 35 What is a Question of Fact? DEFINITION 35 A factual issue disputed by the parties