PSC 441 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: False Claims Act, Civil Liberties, Behavior Modification
Document Summary
Law authoritative rules made by government . State constitutions are superior to any other state laws. The federal constitution is superior to both federal and state laws or state constitutions. The federal and state constitutions establish basic rules about powers of the government. Second in the hierarchy of law . Laws passed by local legislative bodies = ordinances. Some based on statutes and some similar to statutes based on powers constitutions. Courts interpret constitutions, statutes, and executive orders. Bound by the language of the laws. Taxation, regulation of business, welfare, foreign policy, criminal justice. Judicial branch = appellate + trial courts. Criminal and civil cases under statutes and local ordinances. Civil liberties and government regulation of the economy. Courts are not a homogeneous set of institutions. Courts share attributes with institutions other than courts. The executive branch contains administrative courts or tribunals. Come institutions that do not look or act like courts share similarities with courts.
