The Judicial Branch is the most important branch of the United States government‚ due to the significant role it plays in interpreting and determining if laws are constitutional. Even though the Judicial Branch is the smallest in size and has smallest budget of any branch in our nation’s government‚ it exercises enormous power and is equal to other branches of the government because it has the power of Judicial Review. Judicial Review is the review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity
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VCE Legal Studies Unit 2 Exam Chapters (7‚8‚9‚10‚11&15) AREA OF STUDY 2: CIVIL LAW AND AREA OF STUDY 2: THE CIVIL LAW IN ACTION. 1. The difference between civil law and criminal law. Civil law applies to people in the community who had the wrong things such as civil against each other. Criminal law is someone who commits murder‚ sexual assault and theft etc. It is the law enforced by police. 2. The need for a hierarchy of courts‚ i.e reasons In a court hierarchy‚ different courts have different
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Court System Paper Ronnie Allen Survey of Justice and Security/AJS/502 Version 1 June 10‚ 2013 Mr. Joseph Laronge This paper is about a court case‚ different types of federal and state courts‚ and new technology used in court cases. In everyday life all over the world there are law enforcement officers‚ lawyers‚ judges ’‚ government officials and even accused criminals that are looking forward to some type of reprieve from the United States Court System at some
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Chapter 1 Law‚ therefore‚ is a set of rules that are enforced by a government authority. At a most basic interpretation‚ some believe that law is simply power. That is‚ the law is followed because the sovereign issues orders that are backed by threats Legal positivists believe that the law is what the law says. The laws are written‚ human-made rules. The law is not drawn from any source higher than human beings. Legal positivists do not believe that law is simply power‚ because they believe
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QUESTION 1 - IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE SOURCES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE BINDING IN SCOTS LAW AND QUOTE AT LEAST ONE EXAMPLE. Each point of law has either a statutory source or a common law source. The statutory sources of law are: Legislation in the form of an Act of Parliament With effect from 1707 Parliament (comprising of the House of Commons‚ House of Lords and the Monarch) have produced Acts of Parliament (primary source of legislation) which may apply in Scotland. It is often difficult
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Roles of Special Interest Groups AJS/552 October 13‚ 2014 Roger Long Roles of Special Interest Groups Today women have more rights than they have ever had‚ but it came at a price. Over 40 years ago a case brought before the U.S. Supreme Court laid the foundation for women who wanted to have a choice‚ this choice was abortion. The famous case Roe v. Wade paved the path for women all over the United States to make their choice in the matter of pregnancy. However‚ there have been several
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Citation: Marien v Gardiner [2013] NSWCA 396 Court: Macfarlan‚ Meagher and Emmett JJA‚ panel of judges of the New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal Material Facts: Shortly after five o’clock in the morning on 3 February 2009‚ Mr Gardiner was walking on Centenary Avenue with his back to oncoming traffic‚ approximately four to six metres from the southern kerb. There was an absence of natural light‚ and only one streetlight‚ which Mr Gardiner had already passed [5]. On the same morning
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Regulations in Chester v Bateson 1920 shows an example of a delegated legislation being declared void by parliament. The English courts are set in a hierarchal structure with this England developed a doctrine of binding precedent (doctrine of stare decisis Latin for "to stand by decided cases") meaning‚ when cases are being tried judges are bound by decisions of superior or equal court status within their jurisdiction and they must check for previous similar cases for precedents set by either equal
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The Pledge: A Controversy During the time of World War II‚ when war was erupting in Europe and Asia‚ the United States was trying to create ways in which to unite its occupants by instilling a sense of nationalism and patriotism in the minds of fellow Americans. Two important court cases that have helped shape our society today arose as a result of this because of the injustices caused by some of the established regulations. The case of Minersville School District v. Gobitis successfully illustrates
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Civil Court * Law suit individual vs individual * Purpose is to ask for damages * By a preponderance of the evidence (more evidence then other ) 51% Criminal Court * State brings law suit against individual * Purpose to punish‚ revenge‚ “rehabilitate” * Beyond reasonable doubt Burdon of proof – amount of evidence Plaintiff- party bringing civil suit Pro – state bringing chargers against an individual Cause of action- reason for your law suite
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