POLI1042 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Public Law, Precedent
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The 2000 election between al gore and george bush was a reminder that the constitution does not provide for majority rule but for republican government, which moderates majorities in the name of my nordie rights and local self-government. Civil law establishes a framework for overseeing the rules that govern the relationships between private parties, individuals, associations, and firms. The party bringing a civil action is called a plaintiff while the other party is the defendant. A contract is a binding agreement between those who sign it. A tort is a harm done to one party by another. Criminal actions involve offenses against the people as a whole. Misdemeanors are composed of petty crimes such as vandalism. Felonise are composed of more serious offenses like rape. Because a crime is an offense against all of us the government acts as the plaintiff. Public law concerns those cases in which the government or the constitutional rights of citizens are involved.