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| Ethics | Rules used to determine the difference between right and wrong |
| Greatest Good | Examines whether the action will cause the greatest good for the greatest number of people |
| Golden Rule | "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" |
| Consequential Ethical Reasoning | Alternative ways to change the current situation by evaluating each alternative and generating the greatest good |
| Rule Based Ethical Reasoning | Fundamental ethical rules recognized by authority or human reasoning with the acts themselves judging as right or wrong |
| Ethics in US Laws and US Constitution | Laws are judges to be right or good when they affect the majority of the people in a positive manner |
| The Constitution | Principles by which the government operates. It can be adopted or amended and it is made when the court interprets it |
| US Constitution | Main instrument for allocating powers between the people and their governments. It also includes the Bill of Rights. |
| State Constitution-Sovereignty | Power between the federal and state governments. |
| English Common Law | Result of custom-based laws being unified by courts in England |
| Statutory Law | Act of a legislature that declares, prescribes, or commands something. It is specific and is expressed in writing. These are usually called ordinances. |
| Case Law | This source of law is based on appealed cases. Appellate court issues rullings based on their decision wich sets precedence for similar future cases. |
| Administrative Law | Body of rules created by government agencies such ad Federal Communications Commission(FCC). |
