Business Law I
Chapter 2—Constitutional Rights
Vocabulary
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27 pts. possible
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Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
2.
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Change or alteration in the Constitution.
3.
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System where each citizen may vote directly to decide issues.
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Division/allocation of government’s powers between its branches.
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System where citizens elect representatives to decide issues.
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Freedom from external control, as in the original 13 colonies.
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Individual in charge of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Loose form of charter for common government for the 13 colonies prior to the
adoption of the Constitution.
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Framing document consisting of 7 articles and 27 amendments.
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Assurance of fundamental fairness in compliance with reasonable and just laws.
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The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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Articles of Confederation provided for this one-house legislature.
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Law intended to govern the use of e-commerce, computers and the Internet.
14.
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Governmental branch under which Congress acts.
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Rights not specifically mentioned in founding documents.
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Business taking place between multiple states.
17.
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Sending out falsely identified e-mails in an attempt to gain private information (user
names, passwords, codes, etc.) from unsuspecting recipients.
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Area of control, as in types of cases a court can hear and/or oversee.
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Branch of government made up of President and Vice-President.
20.
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Sending unrequested bulk e-mailings.
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Final interpreter of the Constitution.
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How the final selection of the U.S. President is made.
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Governmental branch made up of the Supreme Court.
24.
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Rights acknowledged in the 1960s.
25.
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Statutes that allow a citizen of one state to file suit against a non-state resident.
26.
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Remote take-over of control of mouse actions, etc.
27.
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Business taking place within the confines of one state.