Asked by Emily Holliday on May 26, 2024
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States that laws created by Congress apply to everyone in the United States
A) defendant
B) plaintiff
C) felony
D) law
E) beyond a reasonable doubt
F) standard of care
G) Supremacy Clause
H) misdemeanor
I) case law
J) preponderance of the evidence
Supremacy Clause
Article VI, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which allows a Supreme Court ruling to be binding on state courts if involving a constitutional issue. The clause reads: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.”
Laws
The system of rules that a country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Congress
The national legislative body of a country, particularly in the United States, responsible for making laws.
- Differentiate between criminal and civil law as it pertains to healthcare.
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Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between criminal and civil law as it pertains to healthcare.