BUS 121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-19: Legislature, Damages, Legal Realism
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Origins of our law: english roots established precedents requires that a judge decides current cases based on previous rulings, today, the accumulation of precedents in our country has established common law. 2 per state: house of reps: 435 members. Must win a simple majority vote in each of these chambers to be passed on to congress. If congress passes the bill, it goes to the white house for the president"s approval. Administrative law: admin agencies do the day-to-day work of making sure laws are enforced, agencies have the power to create laws called regulations. Treaties: an agreement b/t 2 or more sovereign countries: range in topics from human rights and peace to commerce and intellectual properties, are binding and have the force of federal law. Criminal law: concerns behavior so threatening that society outlaws it all together: most criminal laws are statutes, punished with a prison sentence and/or fine.
