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if there is a conflict between the federal and state governments, the federal government rules.

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legislative

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Executive

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Judicial

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they are the law

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Constitution

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ordinances

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Executive Orders

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they summarize or define the law

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Legal dictionaries

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form books

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citators

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not using the legal Latin terms and using more words that everyday people or juries will understand

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it is the checks and balances program between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches

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they have it so that not one part of the government has more power than another

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the separation of federal and state power

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the federal government gives power to the state governments to rule over the area within their boundaries

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they do this to prevent a single unitarian power

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civil law is all written law or codes

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common law is based on past decisions and are "known" to be right.

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the US uses both common and civil law, however, Civil law is a fact and common law is what one judge decides, and everyone after accepts that as correct

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natural law is the theory that laws are moral and unchangeable laws of nature

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legal positivism is based on the judges personal beliefs