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| Administrative Law | body of rules created by government regulatory agencies |
| Case Law | based on an appealed case ruling, an appellate court sets precedence for future cases |
| Constitution | principles by which its government operates |
| English Common Law | result of custom-based laws being unified by courts in England |
| Ethics | deciding what is a right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner |
| Greatest Good | examines whether the action will cause the greatest good for the greatest number of people |
| Law of Precedent | When a judge is required to followo an earlier court decision when deciding a case with similar curcumstances, also called stare decisis, "let the decision stand" |
| Statutory Law | act of a federal, state legislature or local government that declares, prescribes, or commands something. specific law, expressed in writing |
| The Golden Rule | "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" |
| U. S. Constitution | main instrument for allocating powers between the people and their government |
| Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) | Enforces controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the U.S. |
| Executive Branch | Consists of the President and Vice President, of the U.S. |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation-upholds law through the investiation of violations of federal criminal statues. Divided into 5 functional areas: Criminal Law Enforcement; Foreign Counterintelligence; Investigative and Operational Support; Law Enforcement Servies; and Direction, Control, and Administration |
| Judicial Branch | consist of the U.S. Supreme Court that decides on the constitutionality of any statute passed by the legislative branch. This branch may also decide if an action or decision by the Executive branch exceeds the powers granted under the Constitution |
| Legislative Branch | consist of the U.S. Senate and teh U.S. House of Representatives |
| SBI | NC State Bureau of Investigation is a division of the NC Deot. of Justice and assists local law enforcement with criminal investigations |
| NC State Highway Patrol | Primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of NC safe as possible |
| Police Departments | a police officer within the corporate limits of their city or jurisdiction and one mile outside these limits same powers that are vested to all officers by statue and common law, to enforce the laws and statues of the State of NC |
| US Marshall Service | Among their many duties, they apprehend federal fugitives, protect the federal judiciary, operate the Witness Security Program, transport federal prisoners and seize property acquired by criminals through illegal activities |
| Dept. of Homeland and Security | prevents terrorist attacks within the US, reduces the vulnerability of the US to terrorism, minimizes the damage, and assists in the recovery from terrorist attacks that do occur withing the US |
