MC 3080 : Media Study Guide 1
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What does it mean for a law to be overbroad: violates the principles of precision and specificity in legislation. What is stare decisis: stand by the previous decision. Identify and define the major sources of american law. Be able to identify examples of each type of law. Constitutional law: the set of laws that establish the nature, functions and limits of government. i. e. united states constitution. Statutory law: written law formally enacted by city, county, state and federal legislative bodies: statutory law can not contradict constitutional law i. e. state constitutions, congress voting on bills, state enacts bills and vote on legislative. Common law: unwritten, judge-made law consisting of rules and principles. Administrative law: the orders, rules and regulations promulgated by executive branch administrative agencies to carry out their delegated duties. Executive orders: orders from a government executive, such as the president, a governor or a mayor, that have the force of law.
